About the job
Release Manager1
Job Responsibilities
- Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle.
- Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.
- Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.
- Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.
- Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release.
- Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget.
- Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.
- Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.
- Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities.
- Make sure the allocation of Release Engineers to every release.
- Communicate with release managers from different IT departments.
- Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully.
- Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks, if any.
- Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.
- Conduct Retrospective meetings for every release.
Requirement
- Computer Science or an equivalent degree.
- 10+ years of experience in technical project management and handling releases.
- Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD / CI) pipelines.
- Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies.
- Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle.
- Team management skills.
- Experience in driving Environment Refreshes.
- Experience in Salesforce and Oracle ERP Integration with other systems
- Knowledge of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum, Waterfall, or Kanban.
- Soft Skills :
- Excellent communication skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Project management skills with knowledge of presentation.
- Problem-solving and analytics skills.
- Team and time management skills.
