Release Manager

Summary

The Release Manager ensures the correct configuration items are assembled to build an application and are released to the appropriate environments in a repeatable manner. This includes planning the schedule for releases, the content of the releases, and ensuring only tested and approved changes are included in the release to be deployed to any environment during the lifecycle. The RM will provide planning and communications regarding releases to all environments. RM will collaborate with vendors, software developers, system operators and other IT staff members to manage/execute build and deployment processes productively. The RM will ensure/produce deliverables to articulate the movement of releases environments through the lifecycle, will capture and communicate the events leading to the creation of environments, and will update environments with data, code, data model changes. The RM will also maintain the release schedule and ensure the work associated with the flow of the environments is done in a timely manner.

Your role in our mission

Ensure CI Change Management  

Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules and plans as required 
Ensures all change orders and configuration items are documents CM standards  

Release and Deployment Planning and Management (Project/Release) 
Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks within project/build/release/sprint 
Ensures all release are deploy on time, while meeting Client expectations 
Serves as liaison between applications team and operations team 
Operational readiness, version definition and Lessons learned reviews 
Directs, coordinates and facilitate activities of project personnel to ensure deployments schedules 
Pre and post communication to stakeholders 
Ensure issues are logged, assigned, monitored, scheduled and verified 

What we're looking for

Configuration Management 
Support Configuration Status Accounting and Reporting (Project/Release) 
Support CM Baseline Verification Audits 

Capability Support 
Support Build and Release Management  
Coaching project team members on the use of the common configuration and release management processes and tools 
Review work products of other leveraged team members 
Work with development teams and/or Configuration Manager to understand impacts of branches and code merges 
Continually work towards making improvements in the release process

What you can expect

Fast-paced,challenging and rewarding work environment.
Hybrid Office environment.
Will require late evening work to overlap US work hours.