Release Lead

Zone IT Solutions Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Zone IT Solutions Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking an experienced Release Lead to own planning and coordination of releases for a banking migration program, ensuring a smooth transition to production with minimal disruption.

You will manage release calendars, cross-team dependencies, and Go/No-Go reviews, coordinating with business, data migration, testing, and infrastructure teams to ensure compliance and readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience in release management within banking or financial services.
• Experience supporting complex migration or technology transformation programs.
• Strong planning, stakeholder coordination and risk management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the release calendar, deployment plans and cross-team dependencies.
• Coordinate application, infrastructure, testing, data migration and business teams.
• Confirm release readiness, including testing completion, data reconciliation, operational readiness and required approvals.
• Coordinate cutover rehearsals, deployment activities and rollback planning.
• Facilitate Go/No-Go reviews and ensure compliance with banking change management processes.
• Manage release risks, issues, stakeholder communications and escalations.
• Coordinate post-release validation, hypercare and handover to operational support.

Skills

Release management

Banking/financial services

Planning and coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Release Lead to lead the planning and coordination of releases for a banking migration program, ensuring a controlled transition to production with minimal disruption to customers and banking operations.

We specialize in Digital, ERP, and larger IT Services. We offer flexible, efficient and collaborative solutions to any organization that requires IT, experts. Our agile, agnostic, and flexible solutions will help you source the IT Expertise you need.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the release calendar, deployment plans and cross-team dependencies.
• Coordinate application, infrastructure, testing, data migration and business teams.
• Confirm release readiness, including testing completion, data reconciliation, operational readiness and required approvals.
• Coordinate cutover rehearsals, deployment activities and rollback planning.
• Facilitate Go/No-Go reviews and ensure compliance with banking change management processes.
• Manage release risks, issues, stakeholder communications and escalations.
• Coordinate post-release validation, hypercare and handover to operational support.

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience in release management within banking or financial services.
• Experience supporting complex migration or technology transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of release, change and cutover management.
• Strong planning, stakeholder coordination and risk management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple teams and dependencies under tight delivery timelines.

Zone IT Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and our recruitment process focuses on essential skills and abilities. We encourage applications from a diverse array of backgrounds, including individuals of various ethnicities, cultures, and linguistic backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities.