As a Steampunk Release Manager, you will be an integral part of an Agile team working closely with the project manager and development teams. You will own the complete release lifecycle which includes being responsible for scheduling, coordinating, planning, and controlling the delivery process in collaboration with your government counterpart. The Release Manager is the major liaison between application development and production support teams for release management. The Release Manager will manage and optimize the release process in conjunction with the application development teams. The ideal candidate will have strong Project Management skills as well as release management experience with cloud technologies.

• Negotiate, plan, and manage all release activities
• Track risks and issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time
• Communicate release details, expectations, and schedules to the business as required
• Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and business Go/No-Go reviews
• Provide regular release reporting to stakeholders and project team
• Work closely with development staff to resolve build problems and merge conflicts
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process by documenting release issues and developing plans to improve process or automation
• Maintain a release repository and manage key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other engineering or technical discipline and/or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in Release Management performing responsibilities similar to those described for this role
• 3+ years of experience as an Analyst or Developer on projects utilizing Agile Scrum methodology for system development with scale and scope
• Previous experience in the government or with government clients
• Eligible to obtain and maintain and government security clearance 
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Solid understanding of project management principles
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence, or other project management software
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion

Preferred:

• Experience with SAFe Agile development methodologies
• Able and willing to work independently and in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, with minimal supervision 

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.