Senior Release Manager (Agile ​/ DevOps ​/ Financial Services

Senior Release Manager (Agile / Dev Ops / Financial Services)

Location:

London (Hybrid - 8 days onsite per month)

Contract:

12 Months (Inside IR35)

Working Pattern:
Hybrid

We are looking for an experienced Senior Release Manager to join a major financial services organisation responsible for managing complex enterprise-wide technology releases across multiple Agile squads and Tribes.

• Manage the complete Release Lifecycle from initiation through to closure.
• Produce and maintain Release Plans and governance documentation.
• Manage key release milestones including:
  Scope Freeze, Code Freeze, PPE Launch, Go / No Go, Production Release, Release Closure.
• Produce Release Level Test Strategy documentation in collaboration with Testing teams.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues, dependencies and delivery timelines.
• Provide regular release reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Take accountability for release quality and successful delivery.
• Coordinate activities across multiple Agile Squads and Tribes.
• Develop contingency and rollback plans.
• Improve release predictability and delivery quality.
• Ensure governance and IT controls are followed throughout the release lifecycle.
• Champion Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Dev Ops best practices.
• Contribute to Release Engineering Community of Practice initiatives and continuous improvement.

• Extensive Release Management experience within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Excellent Project Management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience delivering releases within Agile environments.
• Working knowledge of:
  Azure Dev Ops (ADS), Service Now, CI/CD, Agile certification, Project Management certification, Financial Services or Banking experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience improving release frequency while maintaining high quality standards.

• Change Management.
• Dev Ops Automation.
• CREST knowledge.
• Service Now Incident & Change Management.
• Power BI.
• Power Apps.

Rates depend on experience and client requirements.