Software Release Specialist

Still Sverige Ab; Guadalupe; Hybrid; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Still Sverige Ab is seeking a Software Release Specialist to manage functional and technical releases across the NA IT landscape. You will collect release data, document release details, and coordinate rollout while supporting testing phases with the team.

You will collaborate with agile teams, ensure risk-aware release planning, and align with global transformation initiatives. Strong SAP logistics knowledge and fluent English are required.

Qualifications

• Professional experience on release management.
• Knowledge of SAP logistics software and related systems.
• Basic knowledge of SAP logistics software for non-SAP and in-house developments, Salesforce.
• Experience in working in a project environment.
• Good communication and analytical skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and implement releases and hotfixes in the NA IT landscape.
• Coordinate and update the release plan based on scope.
• Collaborate with agile teams on content and change requests for releases.
• Create and maintain release documentation.
• Coordinate testing with Test Manager and Release Manager.
• Assess risks related to release processes and timelines and plan mitigations.
• Document approval processes and coordinate with release cycles.
• Coordinate release planning with NA scope and business.
• Engage in international, large-scale transformation with distributed teams.

Skills

Release management

Project environment

Communication

Analytical thinking

English fluency

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BW4HANA

SAP MDG

SAP cloud solutions

Solution Manager

RemedyForce

ServiceNow

CI/CD tools

Job description

The Software Release Specialist is part of the KION Global IT team and is responsible for managing functional and technical releases for the KION Group's IT environment. This person will be responsible for collecting release information, documenting the release, and coordinating the technical release rollout and supporting the team with testing phases as part of the releases.

We offer:

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and implementation of releases and hotfixes in the productive IT application landscape from the NA business side.
• Coordination, continuous updating, and communication of the release plan based on the scope.
• Coordination with agile development teams on the content/change requests of the releases and creation of the release documentation.
• Collaborate with the Test Manager and Release Manager to ensure smooth testing of releases.
• Evaluate risks related to release processes, timelines and dependenecies with Major Project Releases and work on mitigation strategy, respectively.
• Define, update, and document the approval process in parallel to the Release Cycles
• Coordinate the release plan in alignment with release cycle and deployment planning from the NA scope and business.
• Collaboration in an international, large-scale transformation project - working with a globally distributed team.

Tasks and Qualifications:

Preferred Technology stack :

• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP BW4HANA and SAP MDG
• SAP cloud solutions (CPQ, FSM, SAC, DWC, and others)
• SAP Solution Manager and RealTech SmartChange transport tool
• Various tools for CI/CD
• RemedyForce, ServiceNow

Prefererd skills and experience:

• Professional experience on release management
• Knowledge of SAP Logistics Software,
• Basic knowledge of SAP logistics software for non-SAP and in-house developments, Salesforce
• Experience in working in a project environment
• Good communication and analytical skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English