Release Manager

Job Description

As a Release Manager/Engineer at GovCIO, you will play a critical role in directing and addressing the management and coordination of products from development through production.

You will oversee the coordination, integration, and flow of development, testing, and deployment to support CD. This includes leading the planning and scheduling of releases to avoid conflicts with planned upgrades, simultaneous development efforts, COOP testing, and other blackout periods.

Key responsibilities include:

• Direct and address the management and coordination of products from development through production.
• Lead the coordination, integration, and flow of development, testing, and deployment to support CD.
• Lead the planning and scheduling of releases to avoid release conflicts with planned upgrades, simultaneous development efforts, COOP testing, and other blackout periods.
• Publishes Forward Schedule of Change to enable full impact assessments and subordinate releases.
• Follow customer Change Management procedures.
• Recommend and implement improvements, such as automated deployments.

You will also facilitate regular release planning and management meetings.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience or commensurate experience. A recognized Agile certification is required, and a current Secret clearance or interim TS clearance is necessary.

Desired qualifications include five years of release and/or project management experience in an IT environment, a Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, and an active Project Management Professional certification or comparable project/management certification.