Senior Release Manager — DevOps & SDLC (Salesforce)

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University is seeking a skilled Release Manager to orchestrate software releases across development, testing, and production environments. You will blend DevOps practices with project management to ensure reliable deployments that meet business needs and governance requirements.

Responsibilities cover planning, automation, environment management, and cross-team coordination. The role requires experience with SDLC, Agile, and cloud platforms, and will involve governance and incident

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience owning end-to-end software releases across environments.
• Salesforce release management experience and cloud platform familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute release planning strategy and roadmaps.
• Coordinate release schedules across teams and projects.
• Define criteria, processes, and approval workflows for releases.
• Maintain service level agreements for release activities and QA gates.
• Oversee DevOps services, CI/CD tooling, and environment traceability.

Skills

SDLC

Waterfall & Agile

End-to-end releases

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

AWS / Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Penn State University is seeking a skilled Release Manager to orchestrate software releases across development, testing, and production environments. You will blend DevOps practices with project management to ensure reliable deployments that meet business needs and governance requirements.

Responsibilities cover planning, automation, environment management, and cross-team coordination. The role requires experience with SDLC, Agile, and cloud platforms, and will involve governance and incident