Release Manager

TieTalent

Manchester

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a mid-senior level Release Manager in Manchester. The role focuses on CI/CD transformation, ensuring a smooth transition to automated processes while maintaining best practices. Candidates must possess strong change leadership and continuous integration expertise. The company provides a range of benefits tailored to individual needs.

Qualifications

Strong experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.
Confident communicator able to 'sell' the CI/CD vision at industry forums.
Ability to define requirements for CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

Shape the future state of release management with an emphasis on automation.
Work closely with system integrators to improve and implement processes.
Partner with existing release managers to ensure smooth transitions.

Skills

Continuous Integration

Continuous Deployment

Change Leadership

IT Governance

Risk Management

Education

ITIL knowledge or qualification

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Peregrine

Release Manager

Manchester or London

About us:

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want.

Our culture:

At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society – whether it’s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.

The role

This is a forward-looking Release Manager position, distinct from the current operational release management team (Gary Lester and Ed Russell in Ops). The focus is on shaping the future state of release management, with a strong emphasis on transformation towards automated CI/CD pipelines. The role is about designing, influencing, and embedding this vision both internally and externally, while ensuring that existing good practice is not lost.

CI/CD Expertise:

Strong experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.
Ability to define requirements for CI/CD pipelines, inform their design, and guide their implementation.
Understand the implications of heavy automation and how it impacts wider processes.

Change Leadership & Influence:

Confident communicator able to “sell” the CI/CD vision externally at industry forums.
Provide reassurance and advocacy for stakeholders who may be nervous about the change.
Strong influencing skills to secure buy-in across business, suppliers, and system integrators.

System Integrator Partnership:

Work closely with the chosen system integrator to define, improve, and implement release processes.
Contribute requirements and vision into the broader tendering process.
Ensure the delivery model represents value for money and aligns with business objectives.

Collaboration with Ops Release Team:

Partner with existing release managers in Ops to ensure the transition maintains continuity.
Avoid “throwing out the baby with the bath water” while driving transformation.

Frameworks & Qualifications:

ITIL knowledge or qualification is highly desirable to ground the new ways of working.
Understanding of IT governance, quality, and risk management alongside automation.

Company benefits:

The clients continued success depends on our people. It’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work, and feel healthy, happy and rewarded. In this role, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalized plan unique to your lifestyleto a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalized plan unique to your lifestyle

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet

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