Highbrow LLC
Release Manager
Highbrow LLC, Bellevue, Washington, us, 98009
TitleRelease Manager
DepartmentDigital Commerce Domain
Employment TypeW2
CityBellevue
StateWashington
DurationLong Term
Job DescriptionRelease Manager
RequirementLocate Software is looking for a Release Manager for our client in Bellevue, Washington. The candidate will manage the BRT team and this role requires an individual who strongly advocates, implements, automates, and monitors all steps of software construction from integration through build, testing, and release to deployment. You will own the Release Management lifecycle which includes scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across the enterprise for multiple applications across various portfolio. Also, this candidate must work in a highly collaborative environment with various inter / intra organizations, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) – Amazon Web Services (AWS), APIGEE, Oracle, etc., and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.
Role and Responsibilities
Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time, and that they meet or exceed expectations
Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, defects / bugs, 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 and lead Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans
Weekly Release Reporting and manage release dashboard
Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required
Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities
Create, document, execute, and improve the process of build packaging, verification, certification, and release
Manage and work with BRT engineers to coordinate all Build and Release activities – branching strategy, analyze the impacts of branches / environment 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.
Validation of scripts and ensure they are risk free – 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
Software and Security patching – meet all the required compliances
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
3-6 years of release and/or project management experience.
Prior experience performs release management for cloud operations
Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills with a firm sense of accountability, ownership for the end-to-end project lifecycle, and exceptional Project Management skills
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
General PC knowledge including Microsoft Office expert level knowledge of Excel.
Proven ability to take initiative and execute using agile techniques.
Good to have
Work / Hands-on experience in AWS Infrastructure, Bitbucket, Docker Container, Jenkins, Linux platforms
Knowledge of DevOps capabilities such as Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD), Automated Testing, etc.
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DepartmentDigital Commerce Domain
Employment TypeW2
CityBellevue
StateWashington
DurationLong Term
Job DescriptionRelease Manager
RequirementLocate Software is looking for a Release Manager for our client in Bellevue, Washington. The candidate will manage the BRT team and this role requires an individual who strongly advocates, implements, automates, and monitors all steps of software construction from integration through build, testing, and release to deployment. You will own the Release Management lifecycle which includes scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across the enterprise for multiple applications across various portfolio. Also, this candidate must work in a highly collaborative environment with various inter / intra organizations, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) – Amazon Web Services (AWS), APIGEE, Oracle, etc., and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.
Role and Responsibilities
Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time, and that they meet or exceed expectations
Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, defects / bugs, 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 and lead Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans
Weekly Release Reporting and manage release dashboard
Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required
Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities
Create, document, execute, and improve the process of build packaging, verification, certification, and release
Manage and work with BRT engineers to coordinate all Build and Release activities – branching strategy, analyze the impacts of branches / environment 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.
Validation of scripts and ensure they are risk free – 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
Software and Security patching – meet all the required compliances
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
3-6 years of release and/or project management experience.
Prior experience performs release management for cloud operations
Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills with a firm sense of accountability, ownership for the end-to-end project lifecycle, and exceptional Project Management skills
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
General PC knowledge including Microsoft Office expert level knowledge of Excel.
Proven ability to take initiative and execute using agile techniques.
Good to have
Work / Hands-on experience in AWS Infrastructure, Bitbucket, Docker Container, Jenkins, Linux platforms
Knowledge of DevOps capabilities such as Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD), Automated Testing, etc.
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