Remote ICAM Release Manager

GovCIO; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 109,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

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 IAM/ICAM releases from development to production for a VA-support program. This fully remote role owns the release calendar, change coordination, and deployment readiness, partnering with IAM Architecture, engineering, and O&M teams to deliver identity resolution and person-matching capabilities safely and on schedule.

The position requires 8+ years in release management or IT program management, ITIL and Agile experience, and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates 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 upgrades, testing, and other blackout periods.
• Follows customer change management procedures, ensuring all releases are documented, approved, and traceable.
• Coordinates release of newly engineered IAM/ICAM capabilities from architecture/engineering to production.
• Recommends and implements release process improvements, including automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Identifies and mitigates release risks, dependencies, and conflicts; escalates as needed.
• Maintains release documentation, versioning records, and deployment/rollback plans.
• Ensures releases comply with federal policy, contract requirements, and ATO/security requirements.

Skills

IAM/ICAM

Release management

ITIL

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an IAM Release Manager to direct and coordinate IAM/ICAM releases from development to production for a VA-support program. This fully remote role owns the release calendar, change coordination, and deployment readiness, partnering with IAM Architecture, engineering, and O&M teams to deliver identity resolution and person-matching capabilities safely and on schedule.

The position requires 8+ years in release management or IT program management, ITIL and Agile experience, and