Application Program ManagerSpecialist (5279600)

This is a remote position.

• Create and manage the release calendar and coordinate release schedules across concurrent projects
  
• Define and enforce release management processes including release readiness criteria approval gates and rollback plans
  
• Partner with development QA and UAT teams to confirm release scope sequencing and dependencies
  
• Lead release planning and go/no-go meetings ensuring risks and open items are visible to stakeholders before deployment
  
• Coordinate deployment activities across environments (dev test staging production) with technical teams
  
• Maintain release documentation including release notes change logs and post-release reports
  
• Identify and mitigate release risks escalating issues that could affect timeline or client commitments
  
• Support post-release monitoring and coordinate quick resolution of any issues that surface after go-live
  
• Continuously refine release management practices and templates to improve consistency across engagements
  

• 4 years of experience in release management deployment coordination or a related delivery role within software implementation or technology consulting environments
  
• Bachelors degree
  
• ITIL certification
  

• Proven understanding of SDLC environment management and change control processes
  
• Experience with release or work-tracking tools such as Jira Azure DevOps ServiceNow or similar tools
  
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams under time pressure
  
• Experience managing multiple release schedules simultaneously in a fast-paced setting
  
• Experience working with federal or state government agencies