Knights of Columbus · 1 day ago
Environment Release Manager
New Haven, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$85K/yr - $141K/yr
5+ years expKnights of Columbus is a tax-exempt Catholic fraternal benefit society that provides financial security to its members. The Environment Release Manager is responsible for supporting production and non-production testing cycles, managing software releases, and coordinating deployment planning while adhering to ITIL processes.
Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Responsible for the day to day support of prod and non-prod testing cycles and software releases
Works closely with other support teams supporting end user testing as well as resolving test environment issues
Supporting all environments online and batch activities
Creation of deployment packages
Using in-house and purchased applications to support business initiatives related to software releases
Develops, communicates and coordinates deployment planning
Manages production implementation activities
Escalating and coordinating service requests with other internal and external support groups
Adheres to KofCs policy, process and procedures and proactively seeks opportunities to enhance existing ITIL processes (service requests, incident and problem management, change management, etc.)
Actively develops and refines process and procedures specific to functional responsibilities and contributes to formulation of operational and tactical plans related to the functions he/she is responsible for
Plans and coordinates environment changes and collaborates with application programmers during pre-production development and maintenance of applications to plan for production schedules regarding the Ingenium and Life70 Test Environment
Assists the Manager of Environment Scheduling & Mainframe Operations in managing and supporting technical vendor relations for the functions he/she is responsible for; assists with vendor identification and selection, contract negotiation and statement of work (SOW) reviews
Performs other related duties as assigned/required, including but not limited to: On-call responsibility for production batch cycle and multiple test regions
Qualification
Required
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
Strong Analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
Ability to quickly and effectively accept and manage new support initiatives
In-depth knowledge of computing systems typically associated Non-Prod Environments
Life insurance enterprise products: i.e. Ingenium, Life70, IDM, AWD, etc
Enterprise job scheduling: CA Workload Automation ESP Edition
Database/query tools i.e. AQT, SQL, WebFOCUS, UFT etc
Programming/scripting languages: Windows CMD, PowerShell, Python, Java, and Go
Experience with Microsoft Products: i.e. O365, Office Suite, etc
BS or BA in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field and/or equivalent combination of experience and training
5- 8 years of IT experience including project management supporting Non-Prod Environments
Preferred
ITIL Foundation certificate and experience desired
Benefits
13 paid holidays per year in addition to vacation and paid sick leave, and flexible workweek schedules.
Certifications, designation, and tuition reimbursement.
401(k) retirement savings plan with matching company contributions, and cash balance retirement plans fully funded by the company.
Short-term disability and term life insurance fully paid for by the company;
Up to 12 weeks of childbirth leave under STD policy.
One week of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including adoptive and foster parents.
A variety of health insurance options, including premium-level family coverage and a pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions.
Long-term disability insurance;
Dental insurance;
Vision insurance;
Health club membership reimbursement;
Employee Assistance Program
Company
Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to 15,342 councils and 1.9 million members throughout the United States,.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John Kennedy
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Anthony Minopoli
Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Recent News
2025-12-18
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