Release and Environment Manager

Job#: 3023024

Job Description:

Job title: Release and Environment Manager

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Jacksonville FL/ Charlotte NC / Chandler AZ

Payrate: $40.00 - 44.18/hr

Module: 3 days Onsite Required

Description

Individual will be a part of Release and Environment Management team, handling critical applications within CTO-GBAMT payment domain. He/she would be responsible for communication coordination for changes across environments, corresponding stakeholder management, deployment automations, best practices adoption in CI/CD process etc. He/she would always approach tasks with an eye for automation. The individual would also be working with application stakeholders on a regular basis to ensure transparent, smooth and issue-free releases into Non Production and Production environments, adhering to ITIL Framework.

Responsibilities

Prepare and Publish yearly application Release plan

Ensure that upstream/downstream application teams are in line with the yearly release plan

Ensure internal and external communication about the incidents/service requests/changes impacting the application landscape.

Co-ordination with TI teams for web admin / MQ / database changes across test Production environments.

Hands on experience in any of the major payments processing system.

Ensuring the Access controls are in place across all controlled environments

Identify TOM Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

Ensured risk compliance as per GIS standards and met all norms as per the audit requirements

Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality

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

Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates

Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes

Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews

Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans

Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required

Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities

Work with release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code merges

Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.

Continually work towards making improvements in the release process

Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.

Publish and Coordinate change freeze schedules and exception process with stakeholders to avoid last minute changes to the environment.

Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks

Maintains a release repository and manages key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists

Experience in Release orchestration tools like XL Release/Cutover or similar tools

Experience in handling large scale multi-tiered application releases

Work Experience in release and/or project management experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to co-ordinate with multiple stakeholders during a release and able to take appropriate decisions in a timely manner

Aware of the escalation matrix for the supported application and raise flags accordingly

Ability to learn new tools technologies quickly

Willingness to work in a flexible schedule in order to support extended release windows

Experience in Deployment and Environment Management

Experience and exposure in middleware technologies like JBOSS, WebShpere and WebLogic

Experience and exposure in DevOps tools Examples [Ansible, JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Jenkins, Artifactory]

Experience in performing DevOps role (Environment Provisioning, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment and Orchestration)

Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle especially Java based applications

Experience using monitoring software and tools and customizing alerts

Experience in organizing and documenting workflows and process for corporate system architecture

Communication skills (verbal and written) across all organizational levels of technical and non-technical audiences, and the ability to work in a highly collaborative, multi-country/time zone environment.

Organizational skills with the ability to track and prioritize numerous tasks

Problem solving skills and technical judgment

Desired skills:

Familiarity with one or more of the following: Python, Java, shell script, groovy or Scala

Knowledge on Agile methodologies

Exposure to UNIX / Linux, Build Management / SCM,

Exposure to Oracle SQL, IBM MQ, IBM Connect Direct, IBM Websphere/Weblogic

Exposure to load balancing and networking concepts

ITIL v3 Intermediate Certification

Exposure to Ansible/Bitbucket/Jenkin along with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment process

Experience in BFSI domain

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

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