Release Manager

Matlen Silver; Nebraska; Remote; USD 107,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a Release Manager for a 12-month contract, fully remote. You will own the release calendar, run go/no-go meetings, manage Azure DevOps pipelines, and coordinate change management for secure, compliant releases across multiple environments.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in release management or DevOps in regulated industries, with strong ITIL CAB experience and .NET to Azure familiarity. USC/GC eligibility required for client.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in release management or DevOps in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on Azure DevOps with multi-stage pipelines, release gates and branching.
• Experience releasing .NET applications to Azure.
• Strong ITIL change management and CAB knowledge.
• Experience in regulated industries such as finance, government, or healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Own the release calendar across development, QA, UAT and production.
• Run go/no-go meetings, release readiness reviews and retrospectives.
• Manage release pipelines and environment management in Azure DevOps.
• Coordinate change tickets, CAB approvals, maintenance windows and rollbacks.
• Ensure security, compliance, and audit signoffs before release.
• Track scope, dependencies and risks; report to engineering leads and stakeholders.
• Drive automation and improve deployment frequency and quality.
• Own release notes, runbooks and deployment checklists.

Skills

Release management

Azure DevOps

DevOps practices

.NET on Azure

ITIL change management

Coordination across teams

Regulated industries experience

Tools

Terraform

ServiceNow

SAFe

Job description

Job Title: Release Manager

Duration: 12-Month Contract w/ Potential Conversion

Location: Fully Remote

Required Pay Scale: $78-80/hr on W2

***Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC or GC candidates***

Project Details

• Own the release calendar. That covers planning, scheduling and coordinating releases across development, QA, UAT and production.
• Run go/no-go meetings, release readiness reviews and post-release retrospectives.
• Manage release pipelines and approval gates in Azure DevOps, working with DevOps engineers on branching strategy, build promotion and environment management.
• Coordinate change management, including change tickets, CAB approvals, maintenance windows and rollback plans.
• Make sure each release meets security, compliance and audit requirements, including scan results and signoffs, before it moves forward.
• Track release scope, dependencies and risks, and communicate status to engineering leads, program management and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in release automation, deployment frequency and release quality.
• Own release documentation, including release notes, runbooks and deployment checklists.

Must Haves

• 5+ years in release management, build and release engineering, or DevOps in an enterprise environment.
• Hands-on Azure DevOps experience, including multi-stage pipelines, release gates, approvals and branching strategies.
• Experience releasing .NET applications to Azure.
• A strong grasp of ITIL change management and CAB processes.
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, federal or government, or healthcare.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills across distributed teams.

Desired Skills

• Experience on federal or Treasury programs.
• Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code experience.
• Exposure to ServiceNow change management.
• SAFe or other Agile release train experience.
• An ITIL certification.

About Matlen Silver

Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.

Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [e-mail] // 908-393-8600

At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)