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Release Manager

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted on: 01-10-2024
Job description
Manager Operations

P2 C3 TSTS

Primary

Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies
Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle
DevSecOps,
Agile and AWS environment experience

Secondary

Expertise in computer programming
Team management skills

JD

The Release Manager reports to the manager in the Release Management team. Release Manager, in DevOps, is responsible for scheduling, planning, and controlling the software's development and delivery process.
As a Release Manager, you will be responsible for handling the DevOps team to make them deliver the services on time and will manage both IT operations and developers.
You will be responsible for the Release Management lifecycle that involves the stages such as scheduling the release, coordinating between teams, and deployment of release as per the schedule and within budget.
As a DevOps Release Manager, you will have to release the software after completing the testing stage and deployment stage, and work closely with the application development team, testing team, and production team. You will have to maintain proper coordination between these teams to update the project related information.
You need to define the strategic usage of release management tools to manage the revenue for the release.
Overall, you will be concerned with planning, testing, tracking, release, deployment, communication, and risk management.

Responsibility

Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle.
Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.
Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates. 
Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.
Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release.
Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget. Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.

 Key job details

Primary Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Type
Experienced
Primary Skills
Team Management
Years of Experience
10
Travel
No
Job Posting
01/10/2024

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