IT Release Manager

  • St. Louis, MO
  • Posted 28 days ago | Updated 28 days ago

Overview

On Site
$30 - $40
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
100% Travel
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Load Balancing
Amazon Web Services
Attention To Detail
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Communication
Confluence
DevOps
Dynamics
Exceed
JIRA
Jenkins
Management
Microsoft Excel
Production Support
Project Management
Scheduling
ServiceNow

Job Details

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented IT Release Manager to support a leading client in the transportation industry. This is a remote opportunity available only to candidates located in the Eastern, Central, or Mountain time zones.

As an IT Release Manager, you will coordinate and execute application and infrastructure releases across a large suite of cloud-based and on-prem systems. The role demands a proactive communicator who can thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and manage multiple releases per week across various platforms.

  • Schedule and oversee after-hours production releases (approximately 25% of total time).

  • Collaborate with application and platform teams to ensure timely and successful deployments.

  • Use AWS (99%) and limited on-prem (1-2%) to support blue/green deployments and load balancing.

  • Utilize Jenkins to execute automated pipelines.

  • Work within a team of ~25 professionals, fostering strong team communication and dynamics.

  • Support 50+ products and platform releases as part of the Cloud Office / DevOps and Production Support team.

  • Occasional involvement in project management tasks (10-20%).

Required Skills:

  • 1 5 years of total IT experience (please do not apply if you exceed 5 years).

  • Hands-on experience with release scheduling and coordination.

  • Working knowledge of AWS, especially:

    • Blue/Green deployments

    • Load balancing

  • Basic experience with Jenkins for production release pipelines.

  • Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Excel.

  • (ServiceNow is a plus but not required.)

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