Release Manager

Release Manager

Overview

Softtek Government Solutions is seeking a Release Manager. The Release Manager is responsible for the overall coordination and timely delivery of releases as they are deployed from development, testing, UAT, and production environments.

Responsibilities

• The Release Manager documents risk to delivery time and communicates impacts to schedule immediately to all stakeholders (ITPMs, Product Owners, and UAT and development teams).
• The Release Manager also proposes and executes mitigation plans to minimize impact to performance and delivery schedules.
• The Release Manager shall collaborate with release managers from our customer and external organizations to identify dependencies and impacts to release schedules.
• The Release Manager shall work with the Requirements Team and UAT testers from the Business to communicate development complete dates and testing schedules.
• The Release Manager shall work with the Quality Assurance Automation Engineer Team Lead, Scrum Masters, Lead Software Security Developer, POAM Project Manager, and Cloud Architect/Engineers to develop release plans, deploy releases and plan bug fixes and address Root Cause Analysis (RCAs).

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree

Required Experience

• 8 years of relevant experience in an Enterprise IT environment
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• DHS Section 508 Trusted Tester certification
• Quality Assurance Institute (QAI) Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) certification
• Experience developing and implementing efficient and effective testing strategies, test conditions and test scripts for projects
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience creating release guidelines to train team members and post on the SEVIS Confluence page
• Experience communicating key project commitments, plans, changes and requirements to teams.
• Experience measuring and monitoring the progress of releases after deployment
• Experience planning the release of project deliverables
• Experience managing risks that may affect release scope
• Experience constructing product roadmaps in Jira for each project to have a centralized view of all releases
• Experience making improvements to the methodologies used for configuration management
• Experience collecting feedback from different teams and customers for review
• Experience maintaining documents related to procedures on build and release
• Experience ensuring releases meet acceptance criteria as stated in the requirements
• Experience providing weekly updates on release activities
• Experience resolving issues regarding release quality and schedule.
• Experience determining how third-party applications, infrastructure updates, and defect backlogs affect releases
• Experience identifying any project dependencies that could alter the course of release
• Experience with all aspects of configuration management planning including configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, configuration audits, configuration documentation
• Excellent active listening and verbal communication skills
• Strong business writing ability
• Flexible and adaptable attitude
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders
• Ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical, executive-level government officials
• Leading and mentoring teams

About Softtek Government Solutions

Softtek Government Solutions is a professional services firm focused on addressing our nation’s most complex threats and challenges. As a small business we’re committed to supporting our clients’ missions with services delivered by our diverse and experienced staff. With expertise in cybersecurity, emergency preparedness, and public health, our experience base spans federal, state, and local governments, as well as private sector entities.

Softtek Government Solutions encourages collaborative communication and ongoing learning. Some of our benefits include:

• Extensive training programs
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Education reimbursement
• Technology benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Generous paid time off and much more!

Softtek Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)