Release Management Architect

Responsibilities

• Excellent communication required to ensure that the release manager is able to work collaboratively with all teams in a software development process, including developers, testers, IT management, and project managers to ensure that changes and the release process is according to a timeframe.
• As a release manager focus more on day-to-day changes to help successfully deploy a project with the least disruption possible.
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams to ensure tasks are completed in time with the release schedule.
• Lead and contribute towards making improvements in the release process and documentation.
• Schedule, coordinate, and manage releases for multiple applications that exist within the business.
• Facilitate the Go‑Live activities including the execution of the deployment plans and checklists.
• Run the production deployment calls, coordinate and track the task progress, communicate the final results of the release (success/rollback) and closely monitor post‑production issues/incidents.
• In‑depth knowledge of common agile methodology and/or classical procedural models (e.g., SCRUM or ITIL) and presentation techniques.
• Take part in CAB meetings to discuss the release scope and any blockers.
• Experience with build and release management, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) process and tools such as Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops Pipelines.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, ADO Boards, Remedy, Service Now, Azure Dev Ops Pipelines, JIRA and Wiki.
• Strong knowledge of Web and Mobile Applications.
• Soft skills:
  • Leadership, Problem‑solving and analytical skills.
  • Resolve and elevate impediments, manage risk, assure value delivery, and drive program‑level continuous improvement.
  • Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal.