ICT Release & Deployment Manager

face2face Recruitment; City of Melbourne; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

face2face Recruitment is seeking an experienced Release Manager to lead planning, coordination and deployment across a complex ICT environment. You will work closely with engineering, testing, delivery and business teams to ensure releases are well planned and implemented.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, knowledge of SDLC and ICT change processes, and the ability to manage multiple releases and external partners across Australia.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning, executing and managing software releases.
• Strong experience with release planning, tracking and deployment tools.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills across multiple releases.
• Experience coordinating developers, testers, engineers and operations teams.
• Understanding of SDLC, project management and ICT change processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain effective Release Management processes.
• Coordinate release schedules across multiple applications and portfolios.
• Manage release readiness, milestone and Go/No-Go reviews.
• Develop release, deployment, run book and implementation plans.
• Coordinate with engineering, testing and delivery and external teams.
• Ensure ICT change, testing and release processes are followed.

Skills

Release planning

Stakeholder engagement

SDLC understanding

Planning & coordination

Multi-team collaboration

Tools

Release tools

Job description

Closing Date: 2pm Monday 12 October 2026
2pm Monday 12 October 2026

Locations: Across Australia

Contract Duration: 12 months + 12-month extension/s

Why Join?

• Lead critical ICT releases across complex enterprise environments
• Work closely with engineering, testing, delivery and business teams
• Drive improvements to release and environment management processes
• Play a key role in delivering successful technology changes
• Build on your expertise in release, deployment and change management

About the Role

Working across a complex ICT environment, this role manages release planning, environment coordination and deployment activities across multiple applications and technology platforms. You will work closely with technical teams, delivery partners and stakeholders to ensure releases are well planned, tested and successfully implemented.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain effective Release Management processes
• Coordinate release schedules across multiple applications and portfolios
• Manage release readiness, milestone and Go/No-Go reviews
• Develop release, deployment, run book and implementation plans
• Coordinate with engineering, testing, delivery and external teams
• Ensure ICT change, testing and release processes are followed

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in planning, executing and managing software releases
• Strong experience with release planning, tracking and deployment tools
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Strong organisational and analytical skills across multiple releases
• Experience coordinating developers, testers, engineers and operations teams
• Understanding of SDLC, project management and ICT change processes

Australian Citizenship & Existing Baseline security clearance is a mandatory requirement for this position.