Sr. Release Manager

System One
Reston, VA Other
POSTED ON 3/9/2023 CLOSED ON 5/28/2023

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Sr. Release Manager
Location: Remote
Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

As the Sr. Release Manager, you'll work with a team of highly talented and passionate individuals to operate an enterprise-wide data dissemination platform for one of the largest data agencies in the nation.
You're a great fit if:
  • You're passionate for technology and managing team of independent self-organized developers to build complex solutions
  • You have demonstrated software release management experience for production facing environments
  • You have proven experience establishing strong communication and collaboration between cross functional teams both government and contractors
  • You have excellent interpersonal, writing, and communication skills

You'll love our opportunity if you have: (This is the stuff you MUST have to be a fit)
  • B.S. and 5 years' experience as a Release Manager/Lead in a SAFe Agile, enterprise-scale software development program within the Federal Government
  • Experience managing the overall release schedule across a highly complex program
  • Demonstrated experience scheduling, planning, controlling, and enhancing the software's development and delivery process across multiple cross-functional teams (e.g., front-end, middle-tier, back-end development, and infrastructure and networking components)
  • Managed user stories and defects aligned to each release and shepherding them through 15 development, test, and production environments
  • Skilled in conducting integrated release planning sessions, release readiness reviews, and business Go/No-Go reviews by successfully executing deployment plans and checklists
  • Ability to effectively negotiate and baseline release dates across multiple Product Owners (POs) and technical teams
  • Ability to identify and manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality to include triaging defects in coordination with the development team
  • Deep understanding of technical change management processes to include initiating change requests for approval
  • Unparalleled attention to detail and organization skills
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to effectively and transparently communicate across all levels of the program to include Government and other contractors for risks, issues, dependencies and blockers
  • The ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance

We'll REALLY love it if you have: (This is the bonus stuff that makes you stand out)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
  • Proven experience working in fast-paced SAFe agile environment
  • Demonstrated experience managing releases within a highly complex government environment
  • Experience serving as a leader in in a highly visible, customer-facing role

What your day will look like:
  • You'll be responsible and report to the Program Manager for all releases related activities of the team and actively work with them to identify and help resolve blockers to deployment.
  • You'll be responsible for developing and maintaining release schedules & plans / roadmaps / dashboards to actively manage timelines, scope of each releases and dependencies
  • You'll keep track of current status of each sprint / release (i.e. tested, failed, in development, etc.) and ensure both government and development teams are in sync on release status
  • You'll maintain a release repository and managing key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists
  • You'll make improvements for manual and automated release processes and procedures
  • You'll measure and monitor progress to ensure release are delivered on time and error free
  • You'll manage risks and mitigation steps as part of the release process and escalate issues to appropriate government and company stakeholders
  • You'll be responsible for holding environment-related checks before asking for approval or deploying the code into higher level environments

For immediate consideration, please apply directly or contact Crystal Dinnocenti at (484)-388-1777 or Cdinnocenti@altaits.com
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