Release Manager
Leidos
Bethesda, MD 20889
Posted 10 months ago
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Job Type(s)
Full Time
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Industry
Technology
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Job Description
Release Manager
Description
Leidos has an exciting opening for you, our nextTS/SCI cleared Release Manager,to play a critical role with design, engineering, development and deployment of software supporting DIA-National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) under our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. We are seeking an experienced Mid-Senior Level Release Manager to provide technical and administrative oversight, management, and execution of the entire release management lifecycle. You will work closely with the Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations Engineering/Manager as well as Government counterparts to perform and manage the full spectrum of release management tasks to include requirements tracking, release cycle management, release notes, system integration, system testing, production deployment planning, as well as leading deployment process and associated documentation. You will manage risks, escalate impediments, and help to drive continuous process improvement. You will have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.
As an integral member of the team, you will work closely with other infrastructure, network, and system engineers on the following key tasks:
Manage and oversee entire software release effort to successfully deploy software releases to production throughout the CI/CD pipeline
Lead software release meetings and oversee system integration team execution to deliver product on schedule
Obtain solid understanding of software features to plan for current and upcoming releases
Document release rollout plans/tasks, risks and maintain schedule for release rollouts
Hold daily release tag-ups/scrum and document minutes/actions/status
Track down action items across program teams to keep the team on schedule
Generate work tickets for release tasks and assign to team members
Participate in program increment planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage and other pertinent meetings
Coordinate with test team members on release/hotfix testing
Coordinate release management activities with software development team lead, configuration manager and program manager
Establish and document release processes, and perform continuous process improvements
Report release status to PMO and Customer as needed
Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models working incoordination/collaborationwith Lead SE and SE team members
Contribute to establishing SE processes and tools to accomplish analysis, problem diagnosis and solution design, integration and test preparation, risk assessment and mitigation planning, and related activities
Hold Agile ceremony meetings with the software development team
Assist with resolution of technical issues that adversely impact successful product delivery
Assist with identifying and supporting external dependencies where needed
You demonstrate strong cross functional collaboration and thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment and meet the following qualifications:
BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 8+ years in software development, release management, system engineering or related field
Must possess TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph
At least 4+ years experience working as a software Release Manager for large scale systems using agile methodology
Demonstrable experience in release management cycle to include hotfixes, defect tracking, production operations status, and software retirement
Demonstrable knowledge with managing and overseeing entire release reporting
Demonstrable experience in documenting releases, risks and in maintaining the schedule of planned releases and ability to lead software release meetings and oversee release team execution to deliver product on-time
Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
Experience with facilitating team Agile Ceremonies (Planning, Retrospective, Backlog & Review/Demo)
Experience with Gitlab (workflow), JIRA, and Confluence
Knowledge of systems engineering concepts (requirements, design, etc.), systems engineering processes, and applying these concepts to software-intensive systems and release management cadence
Familiarity with GitFlow development model
Familiarity with continuousintegration/continuousdevelopment tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, or equivalent)
Experience with leading technical teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate with testers, systems engineers, architects, software developers, management as well as ability to work with multiple teams to release software
You will wow us even more if you have some of these:
Software development/coding experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, and React
Experience and domain knowledge related to data processing
Scaled Agile Framework certification (SAFe Agilist or other)
Experience with creating design packages and workflows
Familiarity with a MBSE approach and tools or experience with framework/approach like MBSE
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Original Posting Date:
2024-01-31While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Original Posting Date:
01/30/2024While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
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Job Benefit(s)
Flexible Schedule