Strategic Change & Release Lead (Canberra)

Ignite; Canberra; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite in Canberra is seeking a Change & Release Manager for a 12-month contract with extensions. The role focuses on coordinating ICT changes and releases across multiple environments within a large government technology environment, ensuring safe, efficient delivery with minimal business impact.

You will engage with technical teams, project stakeholders, service delivery, and senior decision-makers to drive CAB processes, change governance, and continuous improvement in Change and Release

Qualifications

• Proven experience coordinating ICT changes and releases.
• Experience facilitating Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes.
• Ability to assess risks, plan testing, approvals, and rollback strategies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end lifecycle of ICT changes and releases.
• Maintain change calendars and deployment plans across environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage dependencies and service impacts.
• Support release readiness reviews and go/no-go decisions.
• Prepare governance reporting and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Change management

Release management

ITSM

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

CAB facilitation

Risk assessment

Service delivery

Communication

Project coordination

ServiceNow

Jira Service Management

BMC Remedy

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira Service Management

BMC Remedy

Job description

Ignite in Canberra is seeking a Change & Release Manager for a 12-month contract with extensions. The role focuses on coordinating ICT changes and releases across multiple environments within a large government technology environment, ensuring safe, efficient delivery with minimal business impact.

You will engage with technical teams, project stakeholders, service delivery, and senior decision-makers to drive CAB processes, change governance, and continuous improvement in Change and Release