Release Coordinator

Australia Retirement Trust; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Australia Retirement Trust in Brisbane is seeking a Release Coordinator to support enterprise-wide release planning and governance. You’ll work with Release Managers, project teams and technical specialists to ensure timely, quality releases.

The role focuses on improving the release framework, coordinating testing and deployment resources, and ensuring cross-team collaboration across IT delivery environments. This is a permanent Brisbane-based opportunity.

Qualifications

• It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills.
• We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them.
• It's likely you tick some of the following boxes: experience in IT delivery with frequent releases.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning, monitoring and delivery of releases across projects.
• Align project release plans with enterprise release schedules and timelines.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the release management framework.
• Facilitate release stand-ups, evaluation sessions and stakeholder meetings.
• Manage communication of release activities, risks and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Coordinate resources across testing phases including SIT, UAT and regression.
• Oversee dependencies across delivery, technical and business teams.
• Monitor release risks, issues and defects, ensuring visibility and mitigation.
• Maintain release dashboards, calendars and documentation across systems.
• Provide guidance and training to stakeholders on release processes and best practice.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Change management

Dependency management

IT delivery

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

ALM platforms

Job description

We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Release Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of our Technology function, supporting the planning and coordination of enterprise-wide release activities. You'll work closely with Release Managers, project teams, and technical specialists to ensure releases are well-governed, aligned to timelines, and delivered with quality at the forefront.

You'll help maintain and enhance our release framework, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and ensure teams collaborate effectively to meet release objectives. From managing release schedules and facilitating key forums, to coordinating testing and deployment resources, your work will enable smooth delivery of critical business outcomes.

This role is a permanent opportunity and is based in Brisbane.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning, monitoring and delivery of releases across multiple projects.
• Align project release plans with enterprise release schedules and timelines.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the release management framework.
• Facilitate release stand-ups, evaluation sessions and key stakeholder meetings.
• Manage communication of release activities, risks and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Coordinate resources across testing phases including SIT, UAT and regression.
• Oversee dependencies across delivery, technical and business teams.
• Monitor release risks, issues and defects, ensuring visibility and mitigation.
• Maintain release dashboards, calendars and documentation across systems.
• Provide guidance and training to stakeholders on release processes and best practice.

Qualifications

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You have extensive experience working in IT delivery environments with frequent releases.
• Your background includes coordinating releases across multiple delivery teams.
• You’ll bring experience driving continuous improvement and root cause analysis.
• You're confident engaging stakeholders and managing expectations across diverse groups.
• You have strong dependency management skills across technologies and change initiatives.
• Your experience includes working with tools like SharePoint, Confluence or ALM platforms.