i20.biz · 3 months ago
IT Release Manager
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$60/hr - $60/hr
8+ years expI20 Technologies is seeking an IT Release Manager to coordinate and manage release cycles, ensuring smooth deployments and integrations. The role involves overseeing the release process, managing interdependencies, and collaborating with various teams to align releases with business objectives.
Association
Responsibilities
Manage and coordinate all aspects of brightspeed IT release cycles, ensuring smooth deployments and integrations
Oversee the end-to-end release process, including planning, scheduling, coordinating, and deploying software releases while minimizing disruptions to production environments
Manage interdependencies to ensure the integrity of the delivery and release
Ensure deployments are promoted and test activities occur within development environments in accordance with the Release Schedule and established framework
Create release guidelines to distribute across the company
Work with Engineering/Architects to assess release milestones and adapt/grow them as required
Work with Engineering & Project Management (PM) to define deployment plan interdependencies
Work with PMO, engineering, and QA to define upcoming environment requirements and specifications
Define and enforce entry criteria for Production
Creates full visibility into release readiness, Go/No-Go, and milestone reviews
Collaborate with delivery/release managers from different business units
Establish and maintain documents related to procedures on build and release
Develop and maintain a release management plan and calendar that aligns with business goals
Monitor, measure, and manage the deployment process, including sandbox management, QA, DEV, and production releases
Identify and mitigate risks associated with brightspeed IT releases
Provide status updates and communicate release plans to stakeholders
Troubleshoot and resolve issues and conflicts that arise during release and deployment processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
8+ years of experience in release management, preferably in a software development or IT operations environment
Demonstrated leadership skills
Proven experience in liaising with offshore teams and managing distributed release processes
Strong understanding of release management best practices, tools, and methodologies
Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and DevOps
Experience applying project management knowledge and techniques to achieve objectives
Understanding version control systems, continuous integration, and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and automation tools
Experience with cloud environments
Good understanding of application infrastructure and system architecture best practices and principles
Agile Coaching or training experience
Experience using data to inform and set priorities and identify challenges/opportunities
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and work effectively under pressure
Experience in developing documentation, run books, user guides, and training materials
Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and implement changes to enhance overall efficiency and productivity
Preferred
Experience managing work with Jira products in the context of software development and reporting across multiple teams
IT Telecommunications experience
Ability to create executive level dashboards and reports using Microsoft Power applications and BI
Company
i20.biz
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51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase