Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle.
Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.
Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.
Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.
Track the progress and find / report issues, as needed. Engage in continuous improvement in release related processes.
Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget. Provide status updates of activities.
Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.
Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.
Determine allocation of Release Engineers to every release.
Communicate with release managers from different projects or organizations.
Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully.
Team up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software.
Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks, if any.
Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications, lists, and dependencies.
Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.
Responsible for all communications to internal teams, government leads, and all stakeholders related to the release.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree and 8-10 years experience or Master’s degree and 6-8 years experience OR four (4) years of additional relevant experience in lieu of degree
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development
Minimum of two (2) years of previous release and/or project management experience
Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle including analysis, design, implementation, test, integration, and maintenance
Experience managing releases for diverse environments with multiple applications and platform types
Experience with change management process and procedures required for maintenance releases
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with demonstrated experience. preparing concept papers, briefings, status reports, and similar documents
Must have a current, active Secret (or higher) clearance. An interim clearance may be acceptable.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Formal training in project management practices
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience
Hands on experience troubleshooting enterprise level systems
Hands on experience using diagnostic and monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk)
Hands on experience with orchestration and pipeline tools (e.g. Jenkins, Puppet)
