Release Management Senior

Role and Responsibilities:

• Scale Agile Framework Release Train Engineer
• 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
• Maintains a release repository and manages key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists
• Researches new software development and configuration management methodologies and technologies and analyzes their application to current configuration management needs
• Perform Environment Land Lord responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 2-4 years of previous release and/or project management experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred)
• 6-8 years of experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development
• 2-4 year of previous Release Train Engineer experience – this is a key skill
• Formal training in project management practices preferred
• SCRUM Master experience preferred
• Scale Agile Framework and Release Train Engineer role experience a big plus
• Environment Land Lord experience highly preferred
• Advanced knowledge of PMLC and SDLC
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must
• General PC knowledge including Microsoft Office expert level knowledge of Excel, working Knowledge of Access

Education Requirement: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Must-Have Experience:

• 6-8 years of experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development
• 2-4 year of previous Release Train Engineer experience – this is a key skill
• Formal training in project management practices preferred
• SCRUM Master experience preferred
• Scale Agile Framework and Release Train Engineer role experience a big plus
• 2-4 years of previous release and/or project management experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred)