Release Management Specialist

2 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom VML South Africa Full time
Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Release Lead to join our team at VML South Africa.

Job Summary:

The Technical Release Lead will be responsible for managing and protecting releases through various environments, including Build/Develop, QA, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in DevOps related release management and the ability to lead teams in following best practices in development standards and coding reviews.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Negotiating, planning, and managing all release activities.
  • Analysing risks and resolving issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality.
  • Coaching and helping automate release processes.
  • Informing senior management of enterprise-wide exposure to release risk and effectively mitigating it.
  • Creating, tracking, and maintaining a published release and deployment calendar.
  • Working with Infrastructure teams to improve processes, pass awareness of potential problems, risks, and overseeing that the process is fit for the Release process needs.
  • Working closely with Project Management to ensure the efficiency of the delivery of Programmes and Projects (Control, Plan, Measure, Predict, and React).
  • Working with Service Management in Post-Mortem analysis and improvements identification.

Requirements:

  • Experience in DevOps related release management, including implementing and managing the release management lifecycle.
  • Ability to analyse pipeline issues, through log analysis to identify corrective actions.
  • Experience in software development, preferably on web (e-commerce) sites.
  • Experience in defect triage through code and log analysis, leading to identification of the root cause.
  • Knowledge in software build, repository, and maintenance tools like Jenkins, Bitbucket or any other automation build and deployment tools.
  • Experience working in agile environments with SCRUM methodologies.
  • Passionate about delivering quality software and defending the customer/end-user perspective.
  • Strong time management & organisational skills.
  • You like to learn and investigate new technologies that the company is working with or will work in the future.

What We Offer:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills.



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