Job Overview:
The DevOps Release Manager manages delivery, reliability, scalability, reporting, configuration, build, testing, planning, and deployment of solutions. The person in this role is excited about the technical and people aspects of DevOps finding any small detail—whether code, software or data related that could one day become a bigger issue—and taking action to correct course before anyone else has even noticed. You care about deployment process, continuous integration, quality controls, test environments, data integrity, code and processes.
Job Responsibilities
• Manages and appropriately escalates delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes associated to the product development initiatives
• Assigns and monitors work of technical personnel, ensuring that application development and deployment is done in the best possible way, and implements quality control and review systems throughout the development and deployment processes
• Displays technical leadership and oversight of implementation and deployment planning, system integration, ongoing data validation processes, quality assurance, delivery, operations, and sustainability of technical solutions
• Evaluates technological choices (network/hardware related and technology/code related) by querying providers and providing evaluations of each solution include ROI evaluations in the present and future implications, limitations, and opportunities
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of developers, product owners, and subject matter experts
• Exercises broadly delegated authority for planning, directing, coordinating, administering, and executing both routine and complex technical elements of technical operations
• Be an advocate for security and performance standards in the organization
• Manages operational aspect of production and development servers including developing, training, and validating compliance with procedures and checklists related to disk space usage, monitoring solutions, deployment, conventions, access to the production and development sources, source control access and usage, performance monitoring, code modifications validation, scheduling, and more
• Works within IT, cross-functionally and with vendors, in order to successfully identify, prioritize, and resolve issues and provide subject matter expertise for enhancements, developments, and operational improvements.
• Maintains issue tracking and documentation systems and provides reporting that ensures proper tracking and visibility of issues and projects
• Identifies technical and process improvement opportunities and socialize/advocate to get them implemented
• Works closely in release planning, preparation, validation, post-release monitoring, and ongoing monitoring.
• Maintains accurate program estimates, timelines, project plans, and status reports
• Possesses expert technical understanding DevOps, monitoring, management tools, and deployment tools
• Provides process improvement recommendations based on best practices and industry standards
• Resolves conflicts by demonstrating leadership and appropriate decision-making competencies
• Is responsible for complex technical management coordination with multiple vendors and staff
• Is responsible for the development of standards and processes for operations that proactively prevent problems from occurring
• Hands-on experience with Application Release Automation/DevOps tools
• Deep understanding of Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Continuous Testing practices to amplify the feedback loop and faster time-to-market
Qualifications:
• 5+ years of DevOps or related experience with gradually increasing responsibilities and a demonstrated understanding of DevOps and technical quality control processes, artifacts and tools
• A track record as a coach, mentor, and developer of talent
• An ability to drive to big picture goals and milestones while valuing and maintaining a strong attention to detail
• An ability to quickly identify and drive to the optimal solution when presented with a series of constraints
• Demonstrated ability in matrix management, strategic planning, risk management, change management, and release management
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with quality management approaches, techniques, and principles
• Full understanding of software development lifecycle best practices
• Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, relationship building skills, and ability to achieve results without direct reporting relationships
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work, both personally and at a team level
Education
• Bachelors degree
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Systems & Engineering
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