Principal Release Engineering Coordinator

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Associate Principal, Release Engineering Coordinator - Software

SALARY: $138k-$170k base + 15% bonus

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

Hybrid 3 days onsite

You will manage the end-to-end release process. You will have 7 years of release and change management, project management, SDLC Agile delivery experience with ServiceNow Atlassian Jira Confluence is a plus. You will have experience with source code tools GIT harness Jenkins Docker experience in financial industry a plus software release management

Responsibilities:

• Drive the establishment, documentation, and maintenance of release management processes and procedures
• Manage the end-to-end release process
• Schedule releases and maintain the release calendar
• Work with technical and business teams to prioritize and scope scheduled releases.
• Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
• Conduct Release Meetings
• Produce Daily and Weekly Release Reporting
• Coordinate the creation and managing of release branches
• Work with development and source code management to understand impacts of branches and code merges.
• Participate in Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans.
• Develops scripts and automation tools used to continuously improve the release process
• Work with other technical team members to resolve all release related issues
• Conduct release review/retrospection meetings, gather feedback and ensure improvements are incorporated for future releases.
• Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management
• Serve as an advocate for release management, communicating release management processes and procedures throughout the company and assisting teams with adoption
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process
• Stay current on trends and regulations to ensure effectiveness and compliance
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of previous release, change and/or project management experience
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile delivery methods
• Strong collaboration and partnership skills to work with Development, infrastructure, operations and business teams.
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office desktop tools (Project, Word, Excel),
• Experience with Service Now
• Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with source control tools such as GIT, Harness, Jenkins, Docker

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Project management experience leading small to large projects and development of project plans.
• Experience in the financial industry a plus.