Application Program Manager/Specialist

US: Tryfacta • Shreveport, LA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Tryfacta is seeking an Application Program Manager/Specialist for our client in LA. This is a temporary contract assignment. The role involves creating and managing the release calendar, coordinating release schedules, defining and enforcing release management processes, and partnering with development, QA, and UAT teams. The position requires leading release planning and go/no-go meetings, coordinating deployment activities, maintaining release documentation, identifying and mitigating release risks, and supporting post-release monitoring. The goal is to continuously refine release management practices to improve consistency across engagements.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in release management, deployment coordination, or a related delivery role within software implementation or technology consulting environments
• Bachelor's degree
• ITIL certification

Nice To Haves

• Proven understanding of SDLC, environment management, and change control processes
• Experience with release or work-tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar tools
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams under time pressure
• Experience managing multiple release schedules simultaneously in a fast-paced setting
• Experience working with federal or state government agencies

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the release calendar and coordinate release schedules across concurrent projects
• Define and enforce release management processes, including release readiness criteria, approval gates, and rollback plans
• Partner with development, QA, and UAT teams to confirm release scope, sequencing, and dependencies
• Lead release planning and go/no-go meetings, ensuring risks and open items are visible to stakeholders before deployment
• Coordinate deployment activities across environments (dev, test, staging, production) with technical teams
• Maintain release documentation, including release notes, change logs, and post-release reports
• Identify and mitigate release risks, escalating issues that could affect timeline or client commitments
• Support post-release monitoring and coordinate quick resolution of any issues that surface after go-live
• Continuously refine release management practices and templates to improve consistency across engagements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level