Lead Release & Environments Manager

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 116,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Wellness Benefits

Job summary

MBIE in Wellington is seeking a Release and Environments Manager to coordinate software and platform releases across multiple workstreams, ensuring smooth deployments and robust environments. You will own planning, coordinate environments, and drive continuous improvement in release processes.

The role requires exceptional communication, relationship management and DevOps delivery experience, with exposure to Azure, pipelines, containers and SaaS integrations.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to influence and champion processes across user groups.
• Strong relationship management; able to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Excellent organisational skills; able to prioritise multiple demands without compromising quality of release processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate software and platform releases across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure releases are delivered successfully with minimal service interruptions.
• Maintain current, fit-for-purpose environments and review/update release-related processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve ways of working and adoption of modern deployment practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship management

Organisational skills

Analytical thinking

Tools

Azure Services

Pipelines

Containers

Service Virtualisation

Automation

SaaS

Cloud tenancy modelling

Job description

MBIE in Wellington is seeking a Release and Environments Manager to coordinate software and platform releases across multiple workstreams, ensuring smooth deployments and robust environments. You will own planning, coordinate environments, and drive continuous improvement in release processes.

The role requires exceptional communication, relationship management and DevOps delivery experience, with exposure to Azure, pipelines, containers and SaaS integrations.