Release Manager

HMG America LLC is the best Business Solutions focused Information Technology Company with IT consulting and services, software and web development, staff augmentation and other professional services. One of our direct clients is looking for Release Manager in Plano, TX. Below is the detailed job description. Role: Release Manager Location: Plano, TX Job Description: Role: Release Engineer with Strong understand of AWS and Azure Cloud Platform

• Prepare and manage release plan in coordination with Product Owners, Factory/Assembly line Teams, and supporting departments (Integration, Infrastructure, Security, Support/Operations, etc.).
• As a Release Engineer, you will work on implementation of application enhancements/changes; support release management including the verification and final production acceptance review and signoff; own the issue resolution process for any application problems.
• You'll join a team of curious problem solvers with a diverse set of perspectives.
• Facilitate infrastructure modernization through DevOps and CI/CD tool chain adoption and implementation
• Work with development teams throughout the software life cycle ensuring sustainable software releases
• Work with development teams and ensure entry criteria is met before accepting the changes or requests.
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different factories/teams.
• Communicate release plan, deployment, and post-implementation status with stakeholders.
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget and meet or exceed expectations.
• Own and continually improve the release process by documenting release issues and developing plans to improve process or automation.
• Maintains the release schedule for factory/assembly line and ensures alignment across key partners and vendors.
• Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities, including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
• Participate in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks.
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.
• May include some supervisory responsibilities and/or direct work to vendors and consultants.
• Manage /create Github branches for a particular Release cycle.
• Work closely with development staff to resolve build problems and merge conflicts.

• 4-year degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• A strong background and hands on experience with AWS and Azure Cloud.
• 7 or more years of progressive, broad-based IT experience participating in projects and playing a key role in successfully implementing the projects.
• Experience supporting a "High Touch" customer with real-time needs and requirements.
• Experience working in cross-functional or cross-organizational teams.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology of product delivery.
• Experience with Agile collaboration and task management tools (Jira).
• Hand-on experience with cloud-based applications, technologies and tools, deployment, monitoring and operations
• Ability to clearly articulate ideas, problem/solution/business value descriptions that can be understood by a broad audience in a time sensitive environment
• Experience with issue resolution processes for application production problems
• Prioritizing and managing implementation of enhancements/changes to multiple applications
• Proven ability overseeing installations and Release Management including the final production acceptance review and signoff
• Full life cycle experience within an Agile framework
• Mission critical systems experience in a globally distributed framework
• Best practices in infrastructure and application logging, monitoring, intelligent alerting, test automation and automated self-healing
• Experience with DevOps model and tools