Description
Release Manager
The consultant needs to have minimum 3-5 years of experience in release management in highly complex software integration environments.
Role:
-Establish program release management Function
-Create release management strategy in agile software development set-up
-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 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/Definition of Release Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
-Produce Deployment, Run Books 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 engineers/developers 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.
-Is responsible of development of scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms
-Participate in CAB 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 analyses their application to current configuration management needs
English is the only language required.
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