Avi Peri

Results-driven Release Manager and Technical Project Manager with 7+ years of end-to-end delivery experience across defense-grade systems, enterprise cybersecurity SaaS, and large-scale technology platforms. Proven track record managing complex, multi-team software releases for mission-critical environments — including 5,000+ user defense platforms and global SaaS products serving 3M+ enterprise users. Expert in cross-functional coordination, risk management, CI/CD pipelines, and executive stakeholder reporting.

Combines strong technical depth (IDF background, B.Sc.

Electrical

Engineering) with hands-on project leadership from planning through production.

Release Manager & Technical Project Manager at Israeli Air Force (via Bynet) (2024-01 – Present)

Led end-to-end release delivery of 3+ concurrent high-complexity platforms for 5,000+ users — coordinating planning, integration, and operational handover across multiple field teams.

• Led end-to-end release delivery of 3+ concurrent high-complexity platforms for 5,000+ users — coordinating planning, integration, and operational handover across multiple field teams.
• Directed cross-functional coordination across 6 internal units (Engineering, Algorithms, Data, QA, Operations) — managing interdependencies, milestones, and go/no-go decisions under tight operational deadlines.
• Managed critical system integration releases across 4+ cross-organizational platforms simultaneously, ensuring technical readiness and field deployment compliance.
• Defined and tracked deployment KPIs using SQL and BI dashboards — delivered executive-level reporting to Steering Committees.
• Drove vulnerability remediation and patch deployment on critical defense infrastructure within mandated security windows.

Product Operations & Release Project Manager at Trellix (McAfee) (2021-01 – 2024-12)

Enterprise Cybersecurity SaaS — Global Software Releases for 3M+ Users. Managed full-lifecycle global software releases for enterprise cybersecurity products — planning, environment coordination, phased rollout, and post-release validation.

• Managed full-lifecycle global software releases for enterprise cybersecurity products — planning, environment coordination, phased rollout, and post-release validation.
• Led cross-functional release teams of 8–12 across engineering, QA, and field operations — maintaining risk registers, release calendars, and multi-region rollback plans.
• Coordinated phased, multi-region deployments with full rollback planning for $2M+ enterprise service contracts from kick-off through go-live and hypercare.
• Automated release reporting with Python scripts — reduced manual effort and improved traceability across environments.
• Improved client time-to-value by ~20% through structured implementation plans and environment readiness checklists.

Integration & Release Engineer — Secure Systems at Thales / Gemalto (2017-01 – 2021-12)

Managed end-to-end integration and deployment releases for enterprise and government security solutions — coordinating release packaging, on-site validation, and client handover across 10+ rollouts.

• Managed end-to-end integration and deployment releases for enterprise and government security solutions — coordinating release packaging, on-site validation, and client handover across 10+ rollouts.
• Owned technical configuration management and version control documentation across complex, multi-component security infrastructure.
• Reduced system onboarding time by ~30% by standardizing release checklists and activation procedures across client environments.

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering – College of Management Academic Studies