IT Release Manager

Dublin  ‐ Onsite
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Job Description:

My client a large multinational within the gaming/gambling arena has an immediate contract for an experienced PIT Release Manager. This is a six month contract role. To provide Test Environment and Production Release planning and co-ordination support using best practice related tools and processes, to ensure that all requests are managed and completed within SLA.

This is a six month contract role and likihood of extension. 

Responsibilities:

  • Works with Project and Test Managers to ensure that all activities related to Environment and Release Management are recognised, planned, resourced, and successfully implemented to prevent delays to project deadlines as well as unscheduled production outages related to production deployments.
  • Communicate with Project stakeholders to evaluate the potential business risk of each production release planned, as well as communicating conflicts and mitigation plans to manage expectations.
  • Ensure that Release Management and Environment Management processes are fully adhered to in order to provide an auditing capability to support Project stakeholders, Internal and External  Audit, as well as the IT Service Delivery & Management teams.
  • Work with Project Stakeholders and third-party suppliers to ensure that all release and environment management elements meet pre-determined acceptance criteria.
  • Update the Release Management roadmap with any changes, and communicate overall status on a weekly basis to relevant stakeholders.
  • On a monthly basis, provide management information showing actual and forecasted IT resource usage.
  • Review all documentation related to projects ensuring that it is complete and adheres to the agreed Release Management standards.
  • Maintain, and where applicable, create all Release and Environment Management deliverables (tools, documentation, reports etc) in accordance with agreed processes.
  • Resolve along with other teams issues relating to existing Release and Environment Management processes and procedures.
  • Produce estimates of resources and time needed to Project related Environment and Release Management requirements.

Experience and Requirements:

  • Knowledge and practical experience of Service Management
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Release and Environment Management in a complex and retail like organisation.
  • Experience of ITIL to at least foundation level
  • Understanding of ISO20000 and ISO19770
  • Understanding of the technical environment within the clients IT systems operates sufficient to be able to recommend appropriate tools and processes for use within the CM context.

If you are interested in this position please contact Darren Reilly.

Start date
n.a
From
CPL Solutions
Published at
19.09.2014
Project ID:
777974
Contract type
Freelance
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