Release Engineer jobs in Richmond, VA

Summary/Objective

Shaw Systems is a national software development company that has an established record of solid financial performance and an excellent reputation for providing quality products. The Release Coordinator II is responsible for coordinating with appropriate members of management teams to schedule and track all key changes related to product and version updates. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate extreme attention to detail, organization, assertiveness, and will have 5 years of experience working and collaborating with managers. Experience in technology and systems release is a plus!

Responsibilities

• Work with appropriate members of management team to coordinate, schedule and track all elements of key changes of Shaw products as the project(s) move through testing regions into production.
• Provides recommendations to members of management team to improve efficiencies.
• Track all enhancements across all products and versions, as well as manage the population of changes are moving into production through releases.
• Track testing and documentation for each release.
• Responsible for the release management aspects of multiple development projects:
  • Oversees in multiple projects at once.
  • Facilitates release planning meetings with key stakeholders to identify proper sequencing of release packages.
  • Ensures that issues and risks are identified, understood, and dealt with in a manner that mitigates risk to scope and schedule.
  • Maintains release management schedule for all systems.
  • Identifies opportunities to make tactical improvements to the release management process and executes these improvements under minimal supervision from the Senior Agile Transformation Manager.
• Package, deliver and send out notification of releases to clients.
• Schedule and coordinate installation of releases with Cloud Service clients.
• Understand customers need after a release has been implemented and how to improve their experience through our maintenance releases.
• Responsible for working with stakeholders to plan maintenance releases, as well as minor and major version releases.
• Accommodates a flexible work schedule as most releases occur outside of regular business hours and on weekends.
• Coordinates and confirms readiness and scheduling of the test environments for each release with the technical team(s).
• Collects feedback from the users of release management standards and identifies the need to modify or retire a standard based on the feedback.
• Coordinates and facilitates sprint planning to ensure clean scheduling.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with release management or a similar coordination role.
• An strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with project management principles and practices, project management certificate preferred.
• Available to work evenings and weekends on an as needed basis.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Very organized.
• Ability to be assertive and handle divergent situations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, or related field from an accredited four-year institution.
• At least 1 year of solid project management experience or certification from Project Management institution.

Location

This position may work from any of the following locations:  Hybrid office schedule if within 75 miles of the Houston, TX or Richmond, VA office.  Remote with the ability to travel at least 5% from the following states:  Texas if more than 75 miles from the office location, Virginia if more than 75 miles from the office location, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah.

** Shaw Systems employees are not authorized to work in any state not listed above our outside of the US without specific written permission from their direct manager and approval from the Information Security Office.**

Supervisory Responsibility

Reports to the Senior Agile Transformation Manager

Work Environment and Physical Demands

This is a full-time position. Days of work are Monday through Friday.  The daily schedule may vary from 7 am – 4 pm, 8 am – 5 pm or 9 am – 6 pm, and occasional afterhours or weekend work may be required.  Hours may vary or exceed 40 in any given week depending on the needs of the business.

Travel

Limited travel (up to 5%) is expected for this position.

EEO Statement

Shaw provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Shaw complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.