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*Release Manager *
*12 months*
*Honolulu, Hawaii*
The Release Manager will own the Release Management lifecycle which
includes scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across the
enterprise for multiple applications across various Portfolios. The
releases can be inclusive of application updates, operating system patches,
security improvements, hardware upgrades, Projects and Programs. Where
necessary, will provide tools and services to help product management and
project teams manage and deploy releases into production.
Responsible for implementing and managing release processes for the
progression of code in the development, test, and production environments.
Work collaboratively with all participants in software development, COTS
releases and Infrastructure projects and is supportive of developers and
testers as they set up their build dev/test environments. Will also work
with IT management to improve the software engineering processes and
practices associated with continuously building, deploying, and updating
software and environments.
Responsibilities also include building the IT Release Calendar in working
closely with the IT release managers from different portfolios across IT
and centralizing view of all releases. Lead the effort of defining the IT
strategic direction for release management tools for IT to ensure the
process requirements of release management are built in. Assist in managing
projects and interdependencies to ensure milestone adherence to ensure the
integrity of the release can be measured.
*Essential Duties and Responsibilities:*
· Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio
· Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope,
schedule and quality
· Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are
delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed
expectations
· Coordinate release content and effort based on the service
request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or
operating system updates
· Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes
including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
· Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams
at different locations
· Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and
Business Go/No-Go reviews
· Produce Deployment and Implementation Plans
· Weekly Release Reporting
· Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as
required
· Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities
· Work with release / build engineers to understand impacts of
branches and code merges
· Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure
alignment across key partners and vendors.
· Continually work towards making improvements in the release
process
· Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the
execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
· Develops scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate,
and deploy software releases to various platforms
· Participate in various CCB/Release meetings to discuss release
scope and/or roadblocks
· Maintains a release repository and manages key information such
as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists
· Researches new software development and configuration management
methodologies and technologies and analyzes their application to current
configuration management needs
*Qualifications and Experience:*
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
· 2-6 years of previous release and/or project management
experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred)
· 8-10 years of experience in information systems operations
environment in systems analysis or development
· Experience with ITSM ticketing systems such as Service Now and
APM Tools like New Relic, IBM Tealeaf
· Formal training in project management practices preferred
· Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle
· Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams
toward task completion
· Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
· Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must
· General PC knowledge including Microsoft Office expert level
knowledge of Excel, working Knowledge of Access
· Expertise on VSTS 2015
· Automation of Build script using VSTS Build workflow
· Experience on Power shell, and its interface with VSTS
· Extensive experience on VSTS CI Tools
· VSTS Release Management and Configuration management
· Understanding of Application Server Deployment
