Role: Release Consultant/ Scrum Master, Release Manager
Location: Salt Lake City, UT – Onsite
Key Responsibilities: -
Agile / Scrum Leadership-?
Lead Agile/Scrum ceremonies and ensure alignment with Agile best practices.
Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Remove impediments and enable efficient delivery for developers and QA teams.
Coach Product Owners on backlog refinement, prioritization, and user story clarity.
Track key Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, capacity, etc.) to drive continuous improvement and transparency.
Release Management-?
Plan, manage, and coordinate release cycles across multiple environments.
Maintain an integrated release calendar and ensure deployment readiness.
Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and engineering teams for smooth, predictable releases.
Identify and manage release risks, issues, and dependencies.
Oversee post‑release validation, reporting, and retrospective analysis.
Communicate release timelines, status, and potential impacts to stakeholders.
Day-to-Day Job Duties:
Facilitate daily standup meetings and ensure team progress is tracked.
Monitor sprint execution, identify blockers, and coordinate their resolution.
Support the Product Owner in grooming and prioritizing the product backlog.
Update Agile boards, dashboards, and sprint documentation in real time.
Coordinate release activities with DevOps, QA, and development teams.
Review release readiness criteria and validate deployment checklists.
Track and report on sprint velocity, release progress, and team performance.
Host release reviews and retrospectives to improve future release cycles.
Maintain communication with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment.
Ensure adherence to Agile processes, release standards, and compliance guidelines.
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of proven experience as a Scrum Master, Release Manager, or in a combined Agile delivery role.
Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and release management practices.
Experience coordinating deployments in collaboration with DevOps and QA teams.
Proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or equivalents.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong problem‑solving abilities and experience resolving delivery or release blockers.
Ability to manage multiple release cycles in a fast‑paced environment.
Must be onsite in Salt Lake City, UT
Education Qualification:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
Travel Requirement
No travel required for this role.
Nice-to-Have Experience
Certification(s) such as CSM, PSM I/II, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
Knowledge of ITIL processes or Change Management in enterprise environments.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
Experience working in large-scale, multi-team Agile environments (SAFe, LeSS, etc.).
Experience managing releases in environments with microservices or distributed architectures
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