Release Manager with Duckcreek

  • Posted 5 hours ago | Updated 5 hours ago

Overview

Remote
Part Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 24

Skills

Jenkins
Git
Azure Devops
Service now
Octopus
Duck Creek

Job Details

Position: Duckcreek Release Manager

Location: Remote

Duration: Long Term

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in Duck Creek , Git, Azure DevOps, Service now, Jenkins and Octopus.
  • Understanding of Azure Pipelines (YAML)
  • Understanding of Duck Creek ODCH for release management.

Responsibilities:

1. Release Planning and Coordination:

  • Develop and manage the release calendar and deployment schedule.
  • Release planning across the environments and code promotions.
  • Coordinate with product managers, project managers, developers, quality assurance teams, and business stakeholders to define release timelines, requirements, and goals.
  • Ensure that all release dependencies and resource requirements are identified and addressed.

2. Release Execution:

  • Lead the CI/CD process of planning, scheduling, and deploying insurance product releases.
  • Ensure releases follow existing Client processes and approval chains.
  • Track Duck Creek support cases from submission to resolution, along with dependency on releases.
  • Oversee the deployment process and ensure a smooth transition from development to production.

2. Risk Management:

  • Identify and mitigate potential risks related to the release process, including delays, resource shortages, or scope changes.
  • Making sure the rollback scripts are provided and followed the correct steps.
  • Monitor and resolve any issues that may arise during or after a release.

3. Cross-functional Collaboration:

  • Act as a point of contact between development, quality assurance, operations, and business teams for release-related matters.
  • Ensure alignment across teams to meet release goals and timelines.

4. Quality Assurance:

  • Ensure that all releases meet quality standards and follow best practices for testing, documentation, and post-release validation.
  • Prepare Pre & Post deployment check list and making sure deployment pass through the quality gate
  • Collaborate with QA teams to ensure proper testing is conducted before deployment.

5. Communication:

  • Provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders about release status, timelines, and any challenges or delays.
  • Facilitate and lead release-related meetings, including pre-release and post-release reviews.
  • Coordinate with multi-time zone/multi geography-based teams.

6. Post-release Support:

  • Monitor post-release activities and performance to ensure successful implementation.
  • Manage the release feedback process, ensuring any issues are identified, tracked, and resolved.

7. Continuous Improvement:

  • Review and analyze release processes for potential improvements.
Implement lessons learned from previous releases to enhance future release management activities.
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