Remote IAM Release Lead

GovCIO; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 109,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Release Manager to direct and coordinate ICAM release activities from development to production for a VA program, coordinating with IAM Architecture, engineering, and O&M teams. This is a fully remote role within the United States.

The role requires 8+ years in release management, ITIL/Agile expertise, and strong communication to ensure a controlled, secure release cadence and adherence to policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field with 8+ years in release management or related roles.
• Experience managing ICAM/IAM releases.
• Experience leading release planning and change coordination in a change-managed IT environment.
• ITIL change, release, and configuration management knowledge.
• Agile certification (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) or practical Agile/continuous delivery experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including facilitating release planning.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates the management of IAM/ICAM releases from development through production, ensuring a controlled, predictable release cadence.
• Leads the coordination, integration, and flow of development, testing, and deployment activities to support continuous delivery of IAM/ICAM capabilities.
• Plans and schedules IAM/ICAM releases to avoid conflicts with planned upgrades, concurrent development efforts, user acceptance testing, and other blackout periods.
• Follows customer change management procedures, ensuring all IAM/ICAM releases are properly documented, approved, and traceable.
• Coordinates the release of newly engineered IAM/ICAM capabilities — including identity resolution and person-matching enhancements — from the architecture/engineering team into production.
• Recommends and implements release process improvements, including automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Identifies and mitigates release-related risks, dependencies, and conflicts; escalates issues to the IAM Program Manager as needed.
• Maintains release documentation, versioning records, and deployment/rollback plans for the IAM/ICAM environment.
• Ensures releases comply with applicable federal policy, contractual requirements, and agency-specific Authority to Operate (ATO) and security requirements.

Skills

ICAM/IAM releases

Release planning

ITIL knowledge

Agile/CD delivery

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Release Manager to direct and coordinate ICAM release activities from development to production for a VA program, coordinating with IAM Architecture, engineering, and O&M teams. This is a fully remote role within the United States.

The role requires 8+ years in release management, ITIL/Agile expertise, and strong communication to ensure a controlled, secure release cadence and adherence to policy.