Change / Release Manager

Jobtailor

Alabama

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced release and change manager to plan, coordinate, and govern deployment activities across cross-functional teams for interface development and production support.

The role requires 8+ years in related fields, experience with Change Control Boards, and strong knowledge of Agile/SAFe methods, with familiarity in federal IT processes and VA-related programs.

Qualifications

8+ years of change management, release management, deployment coordination, or IT service management experience.
Experience supporting Change Control Boards, release readiness reviews, implementation planning, approval workflows, and production deployments.
Experience documenting release schedules, change records, impact assessments, risk considerations, implementation steps, and backout plans.
Experience coordinating releases across development, test, security, configuration management, operations, and stakeholder teams.
Experience supporting defect fixes, software upgrades, new interface releases, and implementation changes across the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and govern change and release activities for interface development and production support.
Develop release plans, implementation steps, approval packages, rollback plans, deployment coordination, and readiness communications.
Align release activities with VA and FMBT change management processes.
Support Change Control Boards and release readiness reviews.
Coordinate releases across development, test, security, configuration management, operations, and stakeholder teams.
Support defect fixes, software upgrades, new interface releases, and implementation changes across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Change Management

Release Management

Deployment Coordination

Agile/SAFe Experience

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

ITIL Certification

SAFe Certification

Release Management Certification

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Agility

Job description

• Plan, coordinate, and govern change and release activities for FMBT interface development and production support
• Develop release plans, implementation steps, approval packages, rollback plans, deployment coordination, and readiness communications
• Align release activities with VA and FMBT change management processes
• Support Change Control Boards and release readiness reviews
• Coordinate releases across development, test, security, configuration management, operations, and stakeholder teams
• Support defect fixes, software upgrades, new interface releases, and implementation changes across the project lifecycle

Requirements

8+ years of change management, release management, deployment coordination, or IT service management experience
Experience supporting Change Control Boards, release readiness reviews, implementation planning, approval workflows, and production deployments
Experience documenting release schedules, change records, impact assessments, risk considerations, implementation steps, and backout plans
Experience coordinating releases across development, test, security, configuration management, operations, and stakeholder teams
Experience supporting defect fixes, software upgrades, new interface releases, and implementation changes across the project lifecycle
Ability to obtain and maintain VA access
Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments
Experience supporting Federal IT programs preferred
Experience supporting enterprise application implementations preferred
Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, Agility, GitHub, or similar tools
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience working with cross-functional technical and business stakeholders
Momentum Financials/iFAMS or federal ERP release experience preferred
ITIL, SAFe, or release/change management certification preferred
Experience with VA Enterprise Change Management or comparable federal change control processes
Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
Up to 10% travel required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in change management and release management, with a strong focus on coordinating deployment activities across cross-functional teams. Proficient in Agile/SAFe methodologies and familiar with federal IT programs and change control processes.

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