Release Manager

Ztek Consulting INC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ztek Consulting INC is seeking an experienced Release Manager in Charlotte, NC. You will forward plan release windows and cycles across a portfolio, manage risks, and ensure deployments are delivered on time and within budget.

You will coordinate release content, communicate plans, and collaborate across teams, conducting readiness reviews, producing deployment plans, and leading go-live activities while driving continual improvements to the release process.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in release management.

Responsibilities

• Forward plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio.
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.
• Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog and third party updates.
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements and schedules.
• Lead and coordinate Go-Live activities including deployment plans and checklists.
• Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and roadblocks.

Skills

Release Manager

Agile

Job description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Primary Skill: Release Manager

Secondary: Agile

Experience: Minimum 10 years

Roles & Responsibilities

Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio.

Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.

Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations.

Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates.

Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.

Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.

Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.

Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans.

Weekly Release Reporting.

Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required.

Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities.

Work with release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code mergers.

Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.

Continually work towards making improvements in the release process.

Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.

Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks

Roles & Responsibilities

Proactive and result-oriented leader, adept in mentoring and motivating the dynamic team to exemplary performance.

Strong communication, collaboration, and team building skills with proficiency in grasping new technical concepts quickly.