Release manager ( KSA , Riyadh )

• Posting Date: 27/01/2020
• Ref: 966127
• Position: Release manager ( KSA , Riyadh )
• Location: KSA
• City: Riyadh
• Sector: IT Services
• Years of Experience 8 plus
• Qualification: Please see Job Description
• Salary: market
• Description:
  Job Description:

  • Create & Agree upon ‘Release Management process Framework, Release plan & Release Policy’ with relevant customer stakeholder(s)
  • Work with release team to understand impacts of branches and code merges
  • Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
  • Maintains a release repository and manages key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists
  • Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.
  • Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates
  • Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
  • Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.
  • Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
  • Recommend on developing scripts to automate deployment.
  • Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks
  • Source Code Management & agree on Version Control along with Development team.
  • Strong hold on Incident, Problem, Change Management process

  Required Skills & Qualification

  • ITSM - ITIL v2/3/4 Certified
  • 3 - 5 years of Enterprise IT release management & solid understanding of SDLC & PMP.
  • 8-10 years of overall IT experience in systems analysis or development
  • Hands-on experience in Tools CI/CD tools like TFS & IBM Clearcase.
  • Lead the discussion with Customer Development Head & IT Ops Head & finalize change / release management processes.
  • Skills in MS Visio, Work, Excel, PPT, Project Management & etc.
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