Release Manager - DevOps & Configuration

Maximus; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Release Management Lead to plan, schedule, and execute software releases across development, test, staging, and production environments. You will coordinate software builds, DevOps changes, and deployments while ensuring 24x7 uptime and robust post-deployment validation.

Partnering with Agile, DevSecOps, engineering, testing, operations, and third-party teams, you will facilitate reviews, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement in release and configuration management

Qualifications

• 7+ years in release management, DevOps, or related technical roles.
• Experience managing enterprise-level builds, releases, and deployments.
• Strong with version control, CI/CD, and Agile/DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and execute application releases, patches, and upgrades across environments.
• Manage release lifecycle: Go/No-Go reviews, deployment coverage, and post-deployment validation.
• Coordinate builds, DevOps changes, and deployments across dev/test/staging/production.
• Facilitate cross-team meetings and prepare decisions, action items, and agendas.
• Track releases, changes, and deployment status in EWM and ServiceNow.

Skills

Release Mgmt

DevOps

CI/CD

Agile/DevSecOps

Communication

On-call

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

GitLab

UrbanCode Deploy

Remedy

ServiceNow

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Release Management Lead to plan, schedule, and execute software releases across development, test, staging, and production environments. You will coordinate software builds, DevOps changes, and deployments while ensuring 24x7 uptime and robust post-deployment validation.

Partnering with Agile, DevSecOps, engineering, testing, operations, and third-party teams, you will facilitate reviews, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement in release and configuration management