ID: RF01670 (98091217)
Release Manager with Agile/DevOps, CI/CD, ITIL and PM experience
Location: Montvale, NJ.
Duration: 12 months
A strong Enterprise Release Manager who will be responsible for implementing and managing release processes for code through development, test, and production environments.
• 5+ years of expertise and leadership in Release Management
• Experience in governing both waterfall as well as Agile/DevOps project lifecycles
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
• Experience with automation tools and strong ability to choose the best tools and solutions for the release management function.
• Knowledge of ITIL standards and best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems and/or equivalent work experience.
• Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio
• Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations
• Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
• Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans
• Weekly Release Reporting
• Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required
• Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities
• Work with release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code merges
• Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process
• Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
• Develops scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms
• Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks