Release Consultant

NTT DATA, Inc.; Hyderabad; Vor Ort; INR 1.500.000 - 2.400.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NTT DATA, Inc. in Hyderabad, India, is seeking an experienced Release Manager with 7–10 years of experience to oversee complex application and platform releases across enterprise environments.

The role demands strong expertise in Release Management, Change Management, ITIL processes, CI/CD practices, and agile delivery, with a preference for Digital Banking domain experience. You will drive end-to-end deployment governance and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, compliant

Qualifikationen

• 7–10 years of experience in Release Management, Change Management, or Application Delivery Governance.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL processes, including Change, Incident, Problem, and Release Management.
• Hands-on experience with SDLC and CI/CD practices.
• Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of release governance, deployment planning, and risk management.
• Experience using ServiceNow for Change and Release Management.
• Experience using JIRA for Agile planning, release tracking, and project coordination.

Aufgaben

• Release Management: Plan, coordinate, and manage end-to-end release activities across multiple applications and technology teams.
• Develop and maintain release calendars, deployment schedules, and release governance processes.
• Ensure successful delivery of application releases with minimal business disruption.
• Coordinate release readiness reviews and post-release validation activities.
• Manage release dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Change & Deployment Management: Lead CAB activities and ensure change policy compliance.
• Evaluate release risks and secure approvals before production deployments.
• Coordinate production deployments, rollbacks, and contingency planning.
• SDLC & CI/CD: Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and infra teams; support CI/CD pipelines.
• Agile & Scrum Delivery: Align releases with sprint milestones; participate in ceremonies and backlog prioritization.
• Digital Banking Release Coordination: Manage releases for digital banking platforms with regulatory and security compliance.

Kenntnisse

Release Management

Change Management

ITIL processes

CI/CD practices

Agile delivery

End-to-end deployment governance

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Digital Banking experience

Tools

ServiceNow

JIRA

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Bamboo

Jobbeschreibung

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NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization.

We are currently seeking a Release Consultant to join our team in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (IN-AP), India (IN).

Release Manager
Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 7-10 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Release Manager with 7-10 years of experience in managing complex application and platform releases across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Release Management, Change Management, ITIL processes, CI/CD practices, Agile delivery methodologies, and end-to-end deployment governance. Experience supporting Digital Banking applications and platforms will be highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Release Management
Plan, coordinate, and manage end-to-end release activities across multiple applications and technology teams.
Develop and maintain release calendars, deployment schedules, and release governance processes.
Ensure successful delivery of application releases with minimal business disruption.
Coordinate release readiness reviews and post-release validation activities.
Manage release dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Change & Deployment Management
Lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) activities and ensure compliance with change management policies.
Evaluate release risks and ensure appropriate approvals before production deployments.
Coordinate production deployments, rollbacks, and contingency planning.
Ensure deployment activities are executed as per defined processes and standards.
Drive continuous improvements in release and deployment practices.
SDLC & CI/CD
Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams throughout the SDLC lifecycle.
Support and optimize CI/CD pipeline-driven release processes.
Promote release automation and deployment standardization.
Ensure quality gates and release controls are followed before moving changes to production.
Agile & Scrum Delivery
Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and development teams to align releases with sprint and program milestones.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, release planning, and backlog prioritization discussions.
Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely feature delivery and deployment readiness.
Digital Banking Release Coordination
Manage releases for customer-facing digital banking platforms and critical financial services applications.
Ensure regulatory, security, compliance, and operational requirements are incorporated into release planning.
Coordinate with business stakeholders to minimize impact on customer and banking operations during releases.
Reporting & Governance
Provide release status reports, dashboard updates, and executive-level communications.
Track release KPIs, deployment success rates, change success metrics, and operational impacts.
Conduct post-implementation reviews and identify opportunities for process optimization.

Required Skills & Experience

7-10 years of experience in Release Management, Change Management, or Application Delivery Governance.
Strong knowledge of ITIL processes, including Change, Incident, Problem, and Release Management.
Hands-on experience with SDLC and CI/CD practices.
Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments.
Strong understanding of release governance, deployment planning, and risk management.
Experience using ServiceNow for Change and Release Management.
Experience using JIRA for Agile planning, release tracking, and project coordination.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to coordinate multiple releases across complex technology landscapes.

Preferred Skills

Experience supporting Digital Banking, Retail Banking, Payments, or Financial Services platforms.
Exposure to DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Bamboo, or similar.
Knowledge of cloud-based