Software Readiness Deployment Coordinator/Project Management

Georgia  ‐ Onsite
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Description

The main responsibility of the Software Readiness Deployment Project Manager is to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of software to Operations for deployment into the production environment. You will be responsible for managing the release and deployment for operational readiness, and that suitable training and documentation exists to ensure ongoing support of the new service.

The deployment will be within the U.S. and India. The chosen candidate would have to travel to India one time for 2 to three weeks. There is a possibility that this contract could roll over into a permanent job opportunity.

Responsibilities:

  • Liaise with development, operations and Payroll.
  • Define and ensure that the organization's release controls are documented and well understood by development Teams and Program Support Teams
  • Ensure that integrity of a release package and its components are maintained throughout the transition activities and recorded accurately in the configuration management system
  • Ensure that a detailed deployment plan has been documented along with a back-out plan should anything go wrong during deployment
  • Ensure that change is managed during the release and deployment activities
  • Validate that the product has been correctly packaged before deployment and ensure that all release controls have been satisfied
  • Coordinate with the Payroll Department and Operations to ensure that communications to all stakeholders have been properly prepared and reviewed
  • Work with the Payroll Department and IT Operations to deploy the product successfully
  • Ensure the product has been correctly and completely integrated across the program
  • Release the pre-planned communications about the product to all stakeholders
  • Record and manage deviations, risks, issues related to the new or changed service, and take necessary corrective action
  • Ensure that skills and knowledge are transferred to operations and support staff to enable them to effectively and efficiently deliver, support and maintain the service, according to required service levels

Required Skills

  • 2 years experience as a Project Manager or Coordinator for software releases to operations
  • Self driven with Exceptional interpersonal skills

Benefits:

Health, Dental, Vision, 401K

ABOUT ESG CONSULTING:
ESG Consulting is an award-winning national provider of diversified information technology consulting services to Fortune 1000, public sector entities, and emerging growth firms nationwide.
Founded in 1986, ESG offers more than 29 years of experience in the IT staffing, Engineering and consulting industry. While local to Atlanta we are headquartered in Santa Clara, we have opened offices nationwide and to this day are consistently re- evaluating and expanding our service offerings and geographic capabilities. Today, we serve most major metropolitan markets.
ESG is an equal opportunity company. Our flexible management culture believes in creating a business environment that fosters personal and professional growth and achievement. We make ESG a place where people are treated not as employees but as "partners".

Start date
ASAP
Duration
4-6 months
From
ESG Consulting
Published at
19.04.2017
Project ID:
1327656
Contract type
Freelance
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