Head of Release Management

Huxley Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Release Management to oversee release and environment management in a regulated banking environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing complex dependencies and demonstrating strong leadership skills. The position offers a contract paying £826 per day, requiring 50% attendance at the London office.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in release and environment management within banking or regulated industries.
• Proven ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple programmes.
• Deep experience in a senior technology leadership role within a highly regulated financial institution.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Release management

Environment management

Tools

Kubernetes

CI / CD toolchains

DevOps principles

Job description

An Investment Banking client is currently hiring for a Head of Release Management and a Lead Release Manager to join the Bank.

The initial contract will be for 6 months rolling paying £826pd via an Umbrella company. The position requires 50% attendance to the London based office.

Required experience

Extensive experience in release and environment management within banking or regulated industries managing a global, enterprise-level function and proven ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple programmes with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

Deep experience in a senior technology leadership role within a highly regulated financial services institution, demonstrating fluency with banking compliance and audit cycles.

Strategic understanding of modern software architecture (microservices, cloud-native), CI / CD toolchains, DevOps principles, and large-scale environment virtualisation / containerisation technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).

Please share an updated CV ASAP if you'd like to be considered for the position and I'll be in touch if suitable.

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