Technical Release Manager

10+ years of experience successfully managing change in a dynamic, global work environment

5+ years of experience collaborating with other team members in multiple teams diagnosing and debugging complex systems, and participating in investigating build, deployment and operational issues

5+ years Strong background in release management for web systems, including CMS, Apps and Services, SCM (e.g., SVN/Git), frontend and backend web development technologies (knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript). and web server configuration (Apache/NGINX).

Python, Bash, Groovy scripting experience.

Outstanding attention to details and commitment to excellence.

Dedicated problem-solver who can work in a fast paced environment where multiple releases are a fact of life

Capable of working under pressure and tight deadlines to solve critical issues

Able to work equally well with people in creative as well as technical positions

Strong oral and written communicator, with good interpersonal skills; able to forge trusting relationships within a diverse team and across organizations.

Description Responsibilities may include, but not limited to the following:

Coordinate and collaborate with Delivery Teams, DevOps, QA, and Platform Engineering to ensure that all of engineering's responsibilities for a release are met prior to release of updates

Continually work toward making improvements in the release process

Create and maintain release checklists, providing documentation and cross-training for stakeholders.

Identify and communicate risks which could affect the release scope, schedule, and quality

Work with producers and development teams to build a centralized view of all release schedules

Measure and monitor progress to ensure releases are delivered on time and that they meet or exceed expectations

Work with dev teams to understand impacts of branches and code merges

Identify processes for automation and ensure automation is implemented with a focus on efficiency

High-level administration for Interactive systems (provisioning of development environments, user management, permissions, etc.)

Work flexible hours to support releases and environment refreshes for teams across the globe.