Release Manager

Position: Release Manager

100% Remote

Hiring: W2 Contract

Summary:

Responsible for end-to-end delivery and release management for one or more applications. This role ensures predictable delivery of scope, timely releases, and strong coordination across development, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders using Jira, Jenkins, Git, and SVN. Resource should have good hands on with Java technologies and client facing experience is must.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own delivery plans, milestones, and commitments across multiple workstreams.
• Manage end-of-the-end release planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Track scope, risks, dependencies, and delivery status in Jira.
• Coordinate CI/CD builds and deployments using Jenkins.
• Oversee code branching, merging, tagging, and release management in Git/SVN.
• Ensure release readiness, approvals, and post-release validation.
• Manage releases, hotfixes, and parallel release streams.
• Provide clear status, metrics, and escalation to stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience in Release Management and Delivery Management.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Jenkins, Git, and SVN.
• Solid understanding of Agile, SDLC, DevOps practices and Java.
• Proven ability to manage timelines, risks, and cross-team dependencies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Having Client-facing experience/Client Interactions.