IT Release Management Lead (Remote)

Our client is the world's leading industrial real estate company. They currently have a requirement of an IT Release Management Lead. The position is a Permanent Direct Hire or Contract to Hire and offers remote work. JOB DESCRIPTION: We are seeking a driven IT Release Management Lead to enable our development teams in delivering scalable, distributed software systems that require high availability to support critical business functions. In collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will manage the software quality & release process within the Digital Customer Experience Technologies and Platforms capability. Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading teams in scheduling, planning, testing, communication, release, deployment for applications, tools and infrastructure releases.
• Transform the Release Management function to adopt the DevOps, CD/CI(Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery), and Agile frameworks.
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.
• Participate in requirements management, including reviewing requirements for testability and automation.
• Develop, track and report on release effectiveness, accuracy and efficiency metrics.
• Design, develop and make presentations for non-technical members on release management and associated topics.
• Translate technical language into business language as needed to bridge the gap between business and technology professionals engaged in the full product value stream.
• Communicate all key release plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations, 3rd party SaaS solutions including 3rd party security and software upgrades and patches.
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.
• Create, own and version control Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans.
• Manage deployment automation roadmap and framework for the entire portfolio throughout the project lifecycle.
• Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities.
• Work with development engineers and lead to understanding the impacts of branches and code merges.
• Maintains the release calendar and schedule for all core services and ensures alignment across key partners and vendors.
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process.
• Lead and coordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
• Work closely with Development teams in the development of scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms.
• Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope, risks, mitigations.
• Maintains a release repository and manages key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists.

• Minimum of 5 years of software engineering experience; Minimum of 1 year as a technical lead or engineering leader.
• 1-3 years of the previous release and/or project management experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred)
• Formal training in project management practices is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle, agile product management and tools like Jira, Confluence, Trello is desired.
• Knowledge of QA and Development Software testing tools, SaaS, Cloud Technologies specifically AWS Code pipeline, Azure DevOps is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills.