Lead, Release Manager
Job Summary
The Work!
Coordinatemonitor and maintain development/testing environments across multiple teamsto know what is going on where at any given point in time
Mitigateissues in said environments and work with vendors as necessary to permanently resolve issues
Recommend approaches to streamline and integrate technological processes in the organization to improve overallrelease managementefficiencies
Plan co-ordinate and facilitateproduction deployments
Collaborates efficiently and effectively with several stakeholders includingbut not limited toDevelopers QA BAArchitects DevOpsEngineersand otherteam members to drivereleases
Maintain up-to-date documentation for tickets deployments environments procedures etc.
Managetherelease pipelinetowardsQAStagingandProductiondeployments
Ensurethatarelease satisfies allexitcriteria requirements(ensure completenessofrelease document)
Track monitor and report inenvironmentsand releasesdailyweeklyand monthly at various management forums as required from time to time
Manages risks and resolves issues related to release schedule and code quality
Conduct Release Readiness reviews Milestone Reviews and Business Go/No-Go reviews
Produce Deployment Plansand deliveryrunbooks
Release delivering to production on-time with zero disruptions to our existing business and customers.
Coordinate patching andmaintenance activities withvendorsforenvironments.
Ensure that application versions are correctly deployed to the appropriate test environment for each phase of testing.
Coordination of test data in lower environments are according to testing requirements.
Your Experience!
Post-secondary/undergrad degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical degree required
Minimum 7 years experience in the release management experience
- Minimum 2 years experience in hands-on experience in software development life-cycle (SDLC)
Minimum 2 years experience in ITIL framework and related support processes for incident problem and change management
- Soundunderstanding of cloud technology and can drive environment troubleshooting discussions
Familiar withDevOps tools and process (Jenkins Argo CD etc.)Atlassian tools includingJIRAand Confluence
Proficient user of all MicrosoftOffice 365desktop and collaboration tools( Teams)
Good knowledge of Software Development Life Cycleconcepts and best practises forwaterfall and agile methodologies
AgileScrum Master Business Process ImprovementorChange ManagementCertificationis a major asset
Knowledge of SharePoint Jira ConfluenceMS Office Toolsbusiness systems technologyinfrastructure software development data warehousing data centres and relatedconcepts/terminologyare also assets
Excellentcoordination andproblem-solvingskills
Experience working in a banking orfinancial services environment
Strong oral andwrittencommunication skills
Ability to work independently with minimal supervisory direction
Strong leadership skills tomanage functional teams directly and indirectlytoward common solutions.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
At Equitable Bank, we specialize in providing branchless financial services that meet the unique needs of all Canadians. Our range of mortgages, savings accounts and investment options are designed to offer the right solutions to match any unique circumstance.