IT Release Manager

Colombo - Sri Lanka

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Release Planning & Coordination

Manage and maintain the central release calendar across the IT portfolio.
Align release planning with development testing operations and business teams.
Coordinate release scope and content based on change requests project plans and business priorities

Process & Execution

Develop and maintain standard release processes procedures and documentation.
Conduct release readiness reviews milestone validations and Go/No-Go approvals.
Support CI/CD process improvements automation initiatives and deployment governance.
Ensure integration of release activities with Change Management processes and compliance controls.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Communicate release plans timelines risks and progress reports to business and IT leadership.
Provide visibility on dependencies resource requirements conflicts and impacts.
Act as a liaison between development operations QA and business teams.

Risk & Quality

Identify and mitigate release-related risks dependencies and conflicts.
Ensure releases comply with internal policies audit standards and regulatory requirements.
Perform post-release reviews and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Release Management or relevant IT disciplines.
Strong knowledge of SDLC Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
Hands-on experience with release automation and version control (Jenkins Git Azure DevOps etc.)
Working understanding of ITIL Release & Change Management.
Excellent stakeholder communication reporting and coordination skills.
Strong attention to detail and delivery accuracy.
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capability.
Ablity to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Effective team collaboration and proactive communication.
Strong documentation planning and reporting skills

Preferred

Certifications: ITIL PMP Agile/Scrum.
Experience in cloud platform environments (AWS Azure GCP).
Background in enterprise-scale systems with multiple development streams and integration layers.

Release Planning & Coordination Manage and maintain the central release calendar across the IT portfolio.Align release planning with development testing operations and business teams.Coordinate release scope and content based on change requests project plans and business priorities Process & Executi...