Remote IAM Release Lead for ICAM Programs

GovCIO; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 109,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Certification Assistance

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Release Manager to direct and coordinate the release of Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) capabilities from development through production for a federal program. You will own the release calendar, change coordination, and deployment readiness, partnering with IAM Architecture, engineering, and O&M teams to move capabilities to production safely and on schedule.

The role is fully remote within the United States and requires clearance readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, and 8+ years of experience in release management, configuration management, or IT program/project management (or commensurate combination of education and experience).
• Demonstrated experience managing software/system releases involving Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) or Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems.
• Experience leading release planning, scheduling, and Forward Schedule of Change coordination in a change-managed IT environment.
• Working knowledge of ITIL change, release, and configuration management practices.
• Recognized Agile certification (e.g., SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) or demonstrated experience operating in an Agile/continuous delivery environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation of 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 change mgmt

Agile (SAFe)

Communication

Release coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SailPoint

Okta

Microsoft Entra ID

Ping Identity

PKI/CAC

SAML/OAuth/OIDC

MPI identity resolution

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Release Manager to direct and coordinate the release of Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) capabilities from development through production for a federal program. You will own the release calendar, change coordination, and deployment readiness, partnering with IAM Architecture, engineering, and O&M teams to move capabilities to production safely and on schedule.

The role is fully remote within the United States and requires clearance readiness.