IT Release Manager

Company: Lineage Logistics
Location: Irvine
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

Please note: our interview process is designed to comply with CDC recommendations. Your safety is of the utmost importance to us

At Lineage Logistics, our six values help guide how we behave and define what we hold most important: Safe, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Bold, Servant Leadership. We all play a position that is key to the company's success.Responsibilities of the IT Release Manager:

• Maintain the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across internal business and clients
• Be part of the scrum ceremonies to understand and plan future releases
• Develop common strategies for release governance across multiple tracks/vendors
• Facilitate cross-teams/vendors/department coordination of release management functions spread across multiple geographies
• Communicate with product, external, internal teams and end users about the release schedules, release status, activity progress and issues encountered throughout the duration of release activities
• Lead and coordinate the go-live activities including the implementation of the deployment plans
• Shepherd change requests through change management process and support the CAB process
• Escalate to request the approval to proceed in the event that a deviation to the plan or change window is occurring
• Perform Release Management assessment and ensure implementation of the Release Management plan
• Record and manage deviations, risks, and issues during the release process and take necessary corrective action
• Help troubleshoot and coordinate activities to resolve incidents and issues in non-prod and prod regions
• Lead release-level retrospectives to drive improvements across delivery and deployment
• Work with DevOps team to coordinate and deploy the builds, and work with the QA team to smoke test the build
• Support the Agile Delivery Manager as neededRequired qualifications of the IT Release Manager:
  • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration and/or 10+ years of equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years of Release Management experience
  • 3+ years of Release Engineering/Configuration Management or Change Control experience
  • Thorough understanding of Change Management processes
  • Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools & framework
  • Knowledge of ITIL standards and best practices
  • Detailed knowledge JIRA, Confluence, Portfolio and other agile tools
  • Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent (staggered) releases
  • Proven ability to balance multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience working in a dynamic environmentPreferred qualifications of the IT Release Manager:
    • Certified SAFe-- Release Train Engineer and/or Certified ScrumMaster Why Lineage?
      
      This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers' requirements. Beyond that, you'll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We'll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.
      
      Benefits
      
      Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, competitive pay, excellent Health and Dental benefits, 401K, and Paid Time Off and Sick Days At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job - it's a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world's largest and most innovative provider of temperature controlled logistics solutions. Driven by our core values, we're reimagining the global food supply chain. As part of the Lineage family, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.

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