Software Release Specialist to join a leading technology business in Edinburgh. In this role, you'll coordinate the end-to-end delivery of software changes across production systems, ensuring releases are reliable, compliant, and delivered smoothly across complex platforms. The Opportunity This is a chance to play a central role in how software is safely and reliably released into production at scale. You'll work as part of a global release function, supporting engineering teams that deliver frequent, high-impact changes across multiple systems and environments. You'll coordinate releases end to end, helping teams move changes efficiently from development through to production while maintaining strong governance, quality, and regulatory standards. The role requires someone comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-change environments, able to bring structure, clarity, and momentum where priorities compete. You'll work closely with engineers, operations, compliance teams, and external partners, ensuring everyone is aligned and release activity is well planned, well communicated, and audit-ready. The Company This is a world leading technology business with a reputation for doing engineering properly. Teams build and run large-scale, cloud-native platforms that handle enormous data volumes and constant change, supporting products used by millions, every day. The engineering bar is deliberately high. Systems are complex, highly automated, and designed to scale, with a strong focus on reliability, observability, and clean delivery. Release velocity is high, with strong controls in place to ensure quality, stability, and compliance in a regulated environment. There's a genuine culture of curiosity and innovation here. Engineers are trusted to challenge how things are done, experiment with better approaches, and raise standards across tooling, process, and architecture. It's an environment suited to people who care about craft, enjoy operating at scale, and want to work on problems that don't have easy answers. Why this role? Coordinate frequent, complex software releases across platforms serving millions of users. Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to deliver change across distributed systems with strict reliability and compliance requirements. Gain experience managing releases in a regulated environment, balancing speed with quality and governance. Shape and enhance modern release tooling and practices, driving continuous improvement across globally distributed teams. Work with large-scale, cloud-native platforms and automated delivery pipelines, tackling technical challenges at scale. Who You Are Experienced supporting or coordinating software releases in an agile environment Comfortable planning, scheduling, and managing change in deadline-driven settings Confident working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Organised, detail-focused, and able to manage multiple workstreams at once Comfortable navigating ambiguity and helping define clear next steps Familiar with version control (e.g. Git) and modern CI/CD concepts Exposure to cloud platforms and distributed system architectures Experience using tools such as Jira and Confluence Previous experience in regulated or compliance-led environments is highly beneficial The Offer This is a 12-month fixed-term role offering a competitive salary and benefits package. Hybrid working is supported, with two days per week onsite in a modern city-centre office. It's an opportunity for someone who enjoys enabling teams to deliver software safely and efficiently, while building experience in a technology environment second to none. If this sounds of interest, please apply or reach out to Murray Simpson. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.