Lead Release Manager Job at JS Consulting, Dallas, TX

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  • JS Consulting
  • Dallas, TX

Job Description

Job Title- Lead Release Manager

Project Location Hybrid in Dallas, TX/ Nashville, TN

Duration- 6+ months contract

We're looking for a highly experienced and hands-on Release Manager to drive the end-to-end release process for our cloud-native products on AWS. You'll be instrumental in ensuring the smooth, efficient, and high-quality delivery of software to production, working closely with multiple engineering and product teams.

AWS INCOGNITO exp must

What We're Looking for in a Candidate:

Experience & Technical Expertise :

  • 10+Yyears of dedicated experience in Release Management, DevOps, or a related technical role with significant exposure to software releases.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including development lifecycles, branching strategies, and deployment methodologies.
  • 12+ years of proven, hands-on experience with cloud-native engineering, utilizing Function-as-a-Service (FAAs), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and microservices architectures on AWS.
  • Deep expertise in modern software engineering practices and principles, including Agile methodologies and DevSecOps, with a focus on continuous delivery, automation (CI/CD), and managing the full release process from code check-in to production.
  • Proficiency with enterprise-level project and release management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, as well as Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS Code Pipeline).
  • Familiarity with code quality tools and practices (e.g., SonarQube).
  • Experience with AI/ML and Generative AI technologies is a plus.

Leadership & Collaboration :

  • Proven strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute comprehensive release strategies that align with business objectives.
  • Exceptional communication skills, capable of clearly articulating complex release plans, risks, and statuses to diverse stakeholders, including technical teams, product managers, and leadership.
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex release schedules, interdependencies, and changing priorities with precision and adaptability.
  • A dependable team player, fostering a collaborative environment to ensure seamless coordination across development, QA, and operations teams.
  • Experience engaging and collaborating with cross-functional teams at all organizational levels, fostering co-creation and consensus towards successful product launches.

Travel: Ability to travel 0-30% for meeting with clients and leadership meetings.

Expected Responsibilities :

Hands-on Release Management & Automation :

  • Actively engage in a hands-on capacity to orchestrate and drive the end-to-end software release lifecycle for cloud products on AWS.
  • Develop, implement, and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.
  • Manage and monitor all release activities, ensuring adherence to quality gates, security policies, and compliance requirements.
  • Coordinate release readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and post-release retrospectives.
  • Maintain detailed release documentation, including release notes, deployment plans, and rollback procedures.

Coordination & Risk Mitigation :

  • Drive coordination and communication across development, QA, operations, and product teams to ensure all parties are aligned on release schedules and dependencies.
  • Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate release risks and issues, developing contingency plans to ensure successful deployments.
  • Facilitate effective communication channels to provide clear, timely updates on release progress, status, and any potential blockers.
  • Oversee project delivery by third-party partners as it pertains to release readiness and deployment.

Process Improvement & Strategic Input :

  • Continuously evaluate and improve release processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency, speed, and reliability.
  • Contribute to the strategic planning of future release cycles, advocating for best practices in continuous delivery and DevSecOps.
  • Analyze release metrics and data to identify trends, performance, and areas for ongoing optimization.

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