Release Orchestrator - DevOps & CI/CD (Contract)

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

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.