Release Manager

Release Planning & Governance

• Define and manage release calendars across projects.
• Plan and coordinate end-to-end release cycles (Dev, QA, UAT, Production).
• Ensure compliance with release management policies and change management processes.
• Conduct Go/No-Go meetings and release readiness reviews.

Technical Coordination

• Work closely with Development teams (.NET, Angular).
• Coordinate Azure deployments including App Services, Azure Service Bus, and SQL.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab.
• Manage version control and branching strategies (Git).

Risk & Incident Management

• Identify release risks and mitigation plans.
• Ensure rollback strategies are in place.
• Support production deployments and resolve post-release issues.

Stakeholder Communication

• Provide release status updates to business and leadership teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Maintain release documentation and reports.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Release Management.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Azure cloud deployments.
• Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git).
• Experience with change management and ITIL processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure certifications (AZ-900, AZ-104).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience managing multi-project enterprise releases.