Senior Release Manager

Overview As a Steampunk Senior Release Manager , you will be an integral part of an Agile team working closely with the project manager and development teams. You will own the complete release lifecycle which includes being responsible for scheduling, coordinating, planning, and controlling the delivery process in collaboration with your government counterpart. The Release Manager is the major liaison between application development and government production support teams for release management. The Release Manager will manage and optimize the release process in conjunction with the application development teams. The ideal candidate will have strong Project Management skills as well as release management experience with cloud technologies. Contributions Negotiate, plan, and manage all release activities Track risks and issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time Communicate release details, expectations, and schedules to the business as required Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and business Go/No-Go reviews Provide regular release reporting to stakeholders and project team Work closely with development staff to resolve build problems and merge conflicts Continually work towards making improvements in the release process by documenting release issues and developing plans to improve process or automation Maintain a release repository and manage key information such