Devops Release Manager, Pretoria

Responsibilities:

• Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle with the approval of Business
  and ICT Managers.
• Communicate the project-related release management tasks such as release plans,
  timelines, requirements, etc. between different project and business teams.
• Coordinate and prioritise the release schedule and resources required depending upon the
  third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.
• Identify the release related risks and dependencies that can delay the release and manage
  them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.
• Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release.
• Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements.
• Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after
  each release.
•  Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule with the
  approval of Business and ICT Managers.
• Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities
• Identify and allocate project roles and functions (mainly developers) to serve as release
  Engineers to every release.
• Communicate with release stakeholders (Test Managers, Dev Managers, IT Ops, PMO)
  from different IT departments specifically on Release schedules, timelines and published
  outcomes.
• Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully under the guidance of ICT
  Management.
• Provide guidance and direction with relevant development teams responsible for building
  the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software.
• Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the ICT team and find
  roadblocks, if any.
• Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications
  lists, and dependencies.
• Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and
  development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology
• 8 - 10 years experience in a related field
• 5 years' experience in a Release Manager role
• Knowledge of the relevant Information Technology governance and legislative framework
  (such as COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, SDLC, SOA)
• Project Management experience will be an advantage
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
• Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies