Release manager

Atlanta, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Release Manager

Location: Atlanta GA / Frisco TX / Overland Park KS

Duration: Contract

Term: 6 months

Job Description:

Experience Desired: 8 Years.

Required:

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
8 years of IT experience with at least 4 years in release management or production operations in an enterprise-scale environment.
Hands-on experience with Jira ServiceNow and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins GitLab Azure DevOps).
Strong understanding of change and incident management processes (ITIL framework).
Excellent communication stakeholder management and coordination skills.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent releases in a complex high-availability production environment.

Core Responsibilities

Lead and manage the release management lifecycle including intake processes through tools such as Jira and ServiceNow.
Oversee release intake conflict resolution change deconfliction and the creation of release packages to prevent production outages.
Maintain a clear and auditable record of release approvals artifacts and timelines.
Serve as the central coordination point between development QA infrastructure and operations teams to ensure release readiness and smooth deployments.
Continuously evaluate and improve release processes to enhance efficiency quality and control.

Release Execution

Coordinate closely with application teams to ensure deployment packages rollback plans and validation steps are prepared and approved before release execution.
Lead release bridge calls during deployment events managing activities monitoring progress tracking timelines and driving issue triage in real time.
Ensure deployment events follow pre-approved plans with minimal business impact and strong incident preparedness.
Partner with DevOps and support teams to ensure CI/CD processes are followed and aligned with enterprise release governance.

CAB Coordination

Represent the release management function during daily CAB (Change Advisory Board) meetings presenting release packages and addressing queries.
Ensure that all Change Requests (CRs) are properly documented risk-assessed and scheduled for appropriate release windows.
While the team does not have final approval authority ensure CAB alignment and readiness for all production deployments.

Key Skills:

Release management Production Environment ITSM Devops Jira

Job Title: Release Manager Location: Atlanta GA / Frisco TX / Overland Park KS Duration: Contract Term: 6 months Job Description: Experience Desired: 8 Years. Required: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field. 8 years of IT experience with at least 4 years ...