IT Release & Cutover Lead, CLARION HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

Guardian Jobs; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarion Housing Group is looking for an IT Release & Cutover Lead to manage the transition of IT programmes into live service. This mid-senior level role requires strong technical infrastructure knowledge and project coordination skills. With a hybrid working model across England, this role offers competitive salaries and beneficial working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing end-to-end IT release cycles across various methodologies.
• Strong understanding of deployment strategies and release management.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a tech environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the transition of IT programmes into live service.
• Manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate with stakeholders.
• Coordinate deployment strategies for successful release cutover.

Skills

Technical knowledge in infrastructure

Project management

Communication

Release coordination

Job description

IT Release & Cutover Lead, CLARION HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

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• 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
  
  
  

• 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 to project stakeholders.

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

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

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 offered at one of our offices across England. Candidates will be expected to work from the office as required with occasional travel.

At Clarion Housing Group, we support the responsible use of AI. Please visit our website to view your guide to using AI during your recruitment process.

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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