Release Manager / £400pd - £425pd (Outside IR35) / 6 Month Initial Contract / Watford
I'm recruiting for a contract Release Manager to join a large programme of work. The right candidate will have a proven track record working as a Release Manager on large transformational programmes of work. This role will be based in Watford 3 days a week.
Responsibilities:
- Implement control process owning the handover from Test to Production Environment
- Own release delivery of code and config for Production Environment
- Support Cutover Activities from a release management perspective
- Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio
- Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality.
- Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations.
- Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates.
- Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.
- Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.
- Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.
- Produce Deployment, Run Books, and Implementation Plans.
- Weekly Release Reporting.
- Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required.
- Negotiate, plan, and manage all release activities.
- Work with release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code merges.
- Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.
- Continually work towards making improvements in the release process.
- Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
- Develops scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms.
- Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks.
- Maintains a release repository and manages key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists.
- Research new software development and configuration management methodologies and technologies and analyses their application to current configuration management.