Release Manager

Insight Global; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Tampa, FL is seeking an experienced Release Manager to own and maintain the release calendar across multiple application and technology teams. You will plan and coordinate upcoming software releases, track dates and milestones, and drive dependencies to completion.

The role requires 5-7 years in Release Management, strong Agile and DevOps experience, and hands-on use of Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Bamboo/CI-CD tooling.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Release Management experience.
• Strong Agile and DevOps experience.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Bamboo/CI-CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the release calendar across multiple application and technology teams
• Plan and coordinate upcoming software releases
• Track release dates, milestones, dependencies, conflicts, and schedule changes
• Coordinate across Product, Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, Security, DevOps, and other stakeholders
• Identify owners of individual dependencies and drive them to completion
• Facilitate release planning and readiness meetings
• Coordinate go/no-go decisions before production releases
• Confirm testing, approvals, controls, and dependencies are complete
• Identify releases at risk and drive mitigation plans
• Escalate blockers and missed commitments when necessary
• Provide concise release updates to technical teams, stakeholders, and leadership
• Coordinate release execution through production
• Manage exceptions to the standard release process
• Continuously improve release processes, controls, reporting, and visibility
• Identify opportunities to automate manual release-management activities

Skills

Release management

Agile methodology

DevOps practices

Cross-team coordination

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Bamboo/CI-CD tooling

Job description

Job Description

• Own and maintain the release calendar across multiple application and technology teams
• Plan and coordinate upcoming software releases
• Track release dates, milestones, dependencies, conflicts, and schedule changes
• Coordinate across Product, Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, Security, DevOps, and other stakeholders
• Identify owners of individual dependencies and drive them to completion
• Facilitate release planning and readiness meetings
• Coordinate go/no-go decisions before production releases
• Confirm testing, approvals, controls, and dependencies are complete
• Identify releases at risk and drive mitigation plans
• Escalate blockers and missed commitments when necessary
• Provide concise release updates to technical teams, stakeholders, and leadership
• Coordinate release execution through production
• Manage exceptions to the standard release process
• Continuously improve release processes, controls, reporting, and visibility
• Identify opportunities to automate manual release-management activities

Skills and Requirements

• 5-7 years of Release Management experience
• Strong Agile and DevOps experience
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Bamboo/CI-CD tooling
• Release calendar ownership across multiple application/technology teams
• Cross-team dependency managemento Identify dependency owners, track commitments, and hold teams accountable
• Experience managing multiple concurrent releases

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].