Senior Release Manager

Quinnox; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 115,600 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading company in IT consulting is looking for a Lead Technical Recruiter to oversee software releases and project delivery in Houston. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams for successful deployments and requires a strong background in release management, ITIL, and agile methodologies. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including medical and vision insurance.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in software release management.
• Expertise in managing software deployments across various platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate software releases across multiple platforms.
• Establish deployment schedules and ensure alignment across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing deployment metrics.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

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Lead Technical Recruiter/Corporate Recruiter

Experience: 6+ Years in IT Application Project delivery, 2+ years in release management leadership

Position Overview: The Release Manager will oversee planning, coordination, preparation, communication, and execution of software deployments across multiple technology platforms including Salesforce, AWS cloud applications, containerized applications, MuleSoft, WebMethods, mobile, web, and API-based applications. This role requires robust cross-functional coordination, clear communication, effective negotiation, disciplined planning, strategic problem-solving, and the ability to drive accountability across teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate the end-to-end software release process, managing deployments across Salesforce, AWS applications, containerized environments, MuleSoft, WebMethods, mobile platforms, and web/API-based applications.
• Establish and communicate clear deployment schedules, processes, and checkpoints, ensuring alignment across development, QA, operations, and business teams.
• Facilitate regular release planning meetings and deployment readiness checkpoints, engaging cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure meticulous preparation of deployment activities, including developing detailed release plans, rollback plans, resource allocations, and risk assessments.
• Proactively identify potential risks and obstacles related to software deployments, resolving issues through effective negotiation, problem-solving, and escalation when necessary.
• Maintain transparent and consistent communication with business stakeholders, IT leadership, developers, QA, and operational teams to ensure alignment and readiness for releases.
• Establish and enforce release governance standards, including quality gates, deployment criteria, documentation standards, and post-release monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with change management practices, including tracking and approval of release documentation, ensuring audit trails, and managing change advisory board (CAB) processes.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing deployment metrics, identifying process gaps, and implementing enhancements to increase reliability, speed, and overall efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in software release management, preferably in complex, multi-platform environments.
• Proven expertise in managing software deployments across Salesforce, AWS, containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), MuleSoft, WebMethods, mobile, web, and API-based applications.
• Experience managing releases using agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Octopus, TeamCity, etc.
• ITIL Certification or familiarity with ITSM best practices is preferred.

Skills Required:

• Exceptional organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of clearly articulating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability in negotiation, conflict resolution, and driving accountability across diverse teams.
• Proficiency in utilizing tools like Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, or similar project and release management tools.
• Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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Medical insurance

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401(k)

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