Devops Release Manager

IT Ridge Technologies

  • Pretoria, Gauteng
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
Responsibilities:
  • Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle with the approval of Business
and ICT Managers. * Communicate the project-related release management tasks such as release plans,timelines, requirements, etc. between different project and business teams. * Coordinate and prioritise the release schedule and resources required depending upon thethird-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates. * Identify the release related risks and dependencies that can delay the release and managethem, 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.
  • Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after
each release. * Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule with theapproval of Business and ICT Managers. * Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities
  • Identify and allocate project roles and functions (mainly developers) to serve as release
Engineers to every release. * Communicate with release stakeholders (Test Managers, Dev Managers, IT Ops, PMO)from different IT departments specifically on Release schedules, timelines and published
outcomes. * Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully under the guidance of ICTManagement. * Provide guidance and direction with relevant development teams responsible for buildingthe automation tools used to develop and deploy the software. * Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the ICT team and findroadblocks, if any. * Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notificationslists, and dependencies. * Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management anddevelopment of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree in Information Technology
  • 8 - 10 years experience in a related field
  • 5 years’ experience in a Release Manager role
  • Knowledge of the relevant Information Technology governance and legislative framework
(such as COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, SDLC, SOA) * Project Management experience will be an advantage
  • Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
  • Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies

IT Ridge Technologies