Lead, Release Manager

EQ Bank


Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 2 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Purpose of Job
TheLeadReleasemanagerwillcollaborate and communicate with various internal and external crossfunctional teams at every levelfor example DevOps QualityAssurance external cloud vendorsAPIdevelopersandProject Stakeholderstofacilitateenvironmentalrequirementsandcode deploymentson various will also beresponsiblefor planning and managing software releasesforET&Dduring the full SDLC lifecycleincludingpost implementation warrantyperiod. They will implement governance forreleasesbyapplying checkpointsprocessesandgates throughout release phases in a dynamic and fast paced environment. They will maintain an integrated release plan communicate date changes accordingly and ensure that entry into the release satisfiesallentrycriteria requirements.

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.


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Purpose of JobTheLeadReleasemanagerwillcollaborate and communicate with various internal and external crossfunctional teams at every levelfor example DevOps QualityAssurance external cloud vendorsAPIdevelopersandProject Stakeholderstofacilitateenvironmentalrequirementsandcode deploymentson various ...

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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.

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