IT Release & Cutover Lead

Clarion Housing Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarion Housing Group seeks an IT Release & Cutover Lead to manage technical transitions of IT projects into live service. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in infrastructure and release cycles within Agile environments. This hybrid role offers flexible working arrangements and is an opportunity to join one of LinkedIn's Top Companies 2024.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing end-to-end IT release cycles.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional release activities.
• Ability to work within mixed delivery landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute technical and operational transitions.
• Own the end-to-end cutover process and ensure alignment across teams.
• Deliver small to medium-scale deployment projects.

Skills

Technical knowledge in infrastructure

Strong communication skills

Project management

Experience in Agile methodologies

Job description

• Location: Hybrid - Flexible base location
• London: £48,987 to £61,234 per annum
• National: £45,168 to £53,638 per annum
• Hours: 36 hours per week - flexible options considered
• Contract Type: Permanent

Are you experienced in complex release and cutover environments?

Are you looking for your next challenge?

If you have strong technical knowledge in infrastructure, networks, and migrations, then this could be your opportunity to join one of LinkedIn's Top Companies 2024!

As our IT Release & Cutover Lead, you'll be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the technical and operational transition of major IT programmes into live service. This includes owning the end-to-end cutover process, ensuring alignment across IT teams, vendors, and business stakeholders, and ensuring smooth service continuation during go-live periods.

With proven experience managing end-to-end IT release cycles across Agile, iterative, and waterfall delivery methodologies, you'll execute the release and cutover plan for new products or services, managing project schedules, identifying risks, and communicating with project stakeholders.

Your expertise in coordinating progressive deployment strategies will be vital to supporting the production of workstream and deployment activities, ensuring all tasks required for successful release and cutover are identified, organized, and aligned with Clarion's project management framework. You'll deliver small or medium-scale environment or deployment projects within an established programme management plan.

If you have experience leading cross-functional release coordination across multiple product or platform teams and can operate effectively within mixed delivery landscapes, then we want to hear from you!

With hybrid working, base locations across England, and flexible working arrangements, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for!

Please review the full role profile on our website before applying.

Salaries are just the starting point. Here at Clarion, we're dedicated to rewarding hard work and commitment, and providing benefits that support you and your lifestyle.

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Closing Date: Wednesday 25th, 2025, at midnight.

This is a hybrid role with a base location at one of our offices across England. Candidates will be expected to work from the office as required, with occasional travel.

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You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion cannot offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in England or Wales for the duration of your employment.