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DESCRIPTION
Currently we are looking for an experienced Release Manager for our Zürich office to make our team even stronger.
The release manager is an important role within the Delivery team, ensuring our releases are ready to be deployed and liaising with our customers to make sure they are planned out and executed smoothly.
It is a position that requires a broad understanding of the software being delivered, an ability to coordinate plans and ensure processes are defined and followed, to make sure we continue to deliver a quality product.
Responsibilities
Define strategies for scheduling releases, including release streams, ad-hoc releases, and release windows
Prepared and capable to execute the defined release practices when needed
Plan and communicate overall release schedule to avoid conflicts. That means blackout periods, technical and client dependencies
Forecast demand for release resources and identify opportunities for greater efficiency across the enterprise
Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
Manage infrastructure configuration, scalability, capacity planning and migration
Verify if the solution is ready to be deployed and that the stakeholders are ready to have it deployed
Create common standards and formats for release runbooks and work with production control to standardize release decision-making
Work closely with the operations team to help them deploy successfully
Provide requirements to Devops team, to continually improve the deployment tooling capability and robustness
Govern the overall release efforts, ideally with the aim to streamlining those efforts as much as possible
Identify release risks and effectively mitigate them
On the Program/Strategic Level provide inputs to the Product Roadmap
Requirements
At least 8-13 years of IT experience, out of which at least 3-5 years in similar roles (IT project and release management)
Experience working in Waterfall as well as in Scrum and scaled agile (e.g. SAFe) environment
Very good understanding of SDLC
Very good understanding of release management
Very good communication and stakeholder management skills
Technical background (previously worked as DEV or QA or BA)
Fluent English, German would be great
Strong leadership skills with an agile mindset and a high level of customer orientation
Ability to set clear priorities depending on product readiness and customer requirements
Ability to define clear processes and standards and to implement them in the organization
Quick comprehension as well as a structured and analytical way of working
Positive and dedicated personality with strong problem-solving skills and result orientation
Strong communication, change facilitation and stakeholder management skills
Responsible personality who can build a good standing in the organization
We offer
Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills
Knowledge-sharing across EPAM's global Tech Communities
Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
Relocation support as per EPAM relocation policies
EPAM Community with regular corporate and social events
Career growth, performance and compensation reviews
Additional
Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks
We do not accept CV from recruiting or staffing agencies
Due to the swiss labour legislation we can only accept EU candidates and applicants who have open work permit for Switzerland
