Release Manager Jobs

Looking for a Release Manager for a US-based client. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of GCP and AWS, understanding of the SDLC and knowledge of regulations and compliance in the US.

Responsibilities

• Initiating and overseeing thedevelopment of technical guidesand training for external functionality
• Managing the development of deliverables into production environments
• Coordinating enterprise release content and efforts based on OS updates and third-party apps
• Maintaining release schedules for every core service and ensuring it aligns with major vendors and other stakeholders
• Deployment management of deliverables to the test environment particularly guaranteeing that the external dependent items are available during the test runtime
• Researching new software development and the best methods and techniques for managing configurations regarding a business’s existing needs
• Managing, planning, and negotiating release activities
• Conducting release readiness and milestone reviews
• Coordinating processes between different teams (possibly in various locations)
• Ensuring that releases operate as per expectations
• Communicating necessary release details to businessteams
• Ensuring that requirements are clear across dependent project streams with an effective release
• Leading andcoordinating checklistand deployment plan execution
• Planning release windows and cycles across portfolios, components
• Working with release engineers to comprehend code merges and branch ramifications
• Validatingrelease notes
• Managing relationships working on interrelated processes
• Initiating and overseeing progressive release processes
• Producing deployment, implementation, and run books plans
• Developing automation and release management tools along with scripts necessary for the construction, continuous integration, and deployment of software release
• Managing risks and resolving challenges that impact release scope, quality, and schedules
• Measuring and monitoring progress to achieve a timely software release within defined budgetary limits and defined quality standards
• Communicating crucial release plans and changes

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solid understanding of the Change and Release Management process.
• Ability to coordinate with stakeholders in different time zones.
• 5+ years of experience as a Release Manager.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, ITIL would be an asset.
• Knowledge of GCP or AWS or other cloud service providers.
• PMP would be an asset.