IAM Release Manager

TEKsystems; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

PTO / Time Off

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking an experienced Release Manager for a contract position based in Irving, TX. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing software release processes across multiple teams and environments, ensuring quality, compliance, and alignment with business objectives.

You will manage release pipelines, deployment automation, and environment coordination while facilitating communication among development, QA, operations, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Certification required (1+ of the following): ITIL 4 Foundation, PMP, CAPM, CSМ (CSM).
• ITIL 4 Practitioner: Release Management
• PMP or CAPM certification encouraged for structured project management.
• Agile frameworks certification supporting release practices.

Responsibilities

• Acts as traffic controller across teams to coordinate releases and manage risks.
• Review release schedule, milestones, and dependencies to ensure readiness.
• Identify blockers during standups and escalate appropriately.
• Validate release readiness including security, change-management and gates.
• Coordinate between developers, product owners, infrastructure, cybersecurity, QA and other teams.
• Drive resolution of blockers and assign owners for release activities.
• Confirm deployment, rollback, contingency, and communication plans.
• Provide concise status updates to stakeholders on release progress and risks.
• Capture post-release notes and drive continuous process improvements.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and organizational policies.

Skills

Release management

Devops

Agile

Project management

Release planning

CI/CD

Risk management

Version control

Automated test

Job description

Description

Release Manager specializes in planning, coordinating, and executing software release processes across multiple teams and environments.

These professionals manage the complex orchestration required to move software from development through testing to production deployment, ensuring quality, compliance, and business objectives are met.

Plan and coordinate release schedules across multiple development teams and product lines

Manage release pipelines, deployment automation, and environment coordination

Facilitate communication between development, QA, operations, and business stakeholders

Oversee quality gates, testing phases, and release readiness assessments

Coordinate rollback procedures and incident response during deployment issues

Maintain release documentation, process improvements, and lessons learned

Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies

Analyze release metrics and continuously improve delivery processes

Unlike project managers who focus on feature development, Release Managers concentrate specifically on the delivery pipeline and deployment logistics.

They must understand both technical infrastructure requirements and business impact considerations to successfully coordinate complex software releases.

Positions Contributions To Work Group

• Effectively communicates and clarifies business requirements across stakeholders, ensuring alignment and shared understanding.
• Proactively engages stakeholders to gather, refine, and document requirements, reducing ambiguity and improving delivery outcomes.
• Demonstrates strong communication and collaboration skills, facilitating productive discussions that help translate business needs into actionable requirements.

Typical Task Breakdown

• Acts as the traffic controller across development, cybersecurity, QA, operations, and business teams, ensuring releases are coordinated, risks are understood, dependencies are cleared, and stakeholders know what is happening.
• Review the release schedule/calendar, upcoming deployments, milestones, and dependencies.
• Participate in team stand-ups and identify blockers that could affect release dates.
• Validate release readiness, including required security, testing, change-management, and approval gates.
• Prepare upcoming changes for CAB or other governance reviews where applicable.
• Coordinate between developers, product owners, infrastructure, cybersecurity, QA, and other dependent teams.
• Drive resolution of blockers and ensure owners are assigned to outstanding release activities.
• Confirm deployment, rollback, contingency, and communication plans.
• Provide leadership and stakeholders with concise updates on release status, risks, decisions needed, and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate release activities and ensure teams execute against the agreed schedule.
• Maintain visibility into deployment progress and quickly escalates issues.
• Coordinate decisions when a release needs to be delayed, stopped, or rolled back.
• Ensure the appropriate technical teams are engaged when deployment problems arise.
• Confirm release completion and capture outstanding follow-up items.
• Facilitate post-release reviews or retrospectives when needed.
• Track recurring release issues and identify process improvements.
• Improve release schedules, checklists, governance, documentation, and handoffs between teams.

Skills

Release management, Devops, Agile, Project management, Release planning, CI/CD, Risk Management, Version Control, Automated Test

Top Skills Details

Release management,Devops,Agile,Project management,Release planning,CI/CD,Risk Management,Version Control,Automated Test

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Certification required (1 or more of the following certifications will be required):

Foundational IT Service Management

ITIL 4 Foundation: The essential starting point for understanding enterprise IT service management (ITSM) and release processes.

ITIL 4 Practitioner: Release Management: Specifically targets the practices of making new or changed services available.

Project Management

PMP (Project Management Professional): Ideal if your organization approaches releases through structured project management.

CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management): A great entry-level alternative to the PMP.

Agile & Scaled Frameworks

CSM (Certified ScrumMaster): Helpful if your teams operate in fast-paced Agile environments.

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Irving, TX.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Irving,TX.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems And TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Irving, TX.