Digital Release Manager backfill Sumit

A Release Manager is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the entire software release process, ensuring that software products are delivered on time, with high quality, and according to business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Release Planning and Coordination:

• Develop and maintain release schedules and roadmaps

• Coordinate cross-functional teams (development, QA, operations, product management) throughout the release lifecycle

• Facilitate release planning meetings and status updates

• Manage dependencies between different components and teams

Release Process Management:

• Establish and enforce release policies, procedures, and standards

• Oversee build, deployment, and configuration management processes

• Coordinate code freezes, branching strategies, and version control

• Manage release environments and infrastructure requirements

Quality Assurance:

• Ensure all release criteria and quality gates are met before deployment

• Review test results and quality metrics

• Coordinate UAT (User Acceptance Testing) activities

• Manage defect tracking and resolution for release candidates

Risk Management:

• Identify, document, and mitigate release-related risks

• Develop contingency plans for potential release issues

• Manage scope changes and feature prioritization during release cycles

• Coordinate rollback procedures if necessary

Communication and Documentation:

• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders

• Create and maintain release notes and documentation

• Facilitate post-release retrospectives to identify improvements

• Communicate release impacts to customer support and end users
  

Qualifications:

Required Skills:

• 3 years of experience in software release management or similar role

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

• Knowledge of version control systems (Git, SVN, etc.)

• Excellent project management and organizational skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
  

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

• Familiarity with release management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.)

• Understanding of infrastructure automation and configuration management

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• ITIL certification or knowledge of ITIL practices

• Technical background in software development or system administration
  

Working Conditions:

• May require occasional after-hours work during release windows

• Ability to work under pressure during critical release periods

• May need to coordinate with global teams across different time zones
  
  

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $34.67/hour - $54.18/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

Salary : $35 - $54