CDS Release Management Specialist

RTX•Tewksbury, MA

23h•$107,500 - $204,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The CDS Release Management Specialist will plan, coordinate, and execute the deployment of technology changes into production across the CDS enterprise environment. This role will ensure deployments are performed in a controlled, repeatable manner with minimal impact to business operations by collaborating with CDS Process and Service Owners. The Deployment Manager will act as the single point of coordination during production cutovers, ensuring operational readiness, risk mitigation, and clear communication throughout the deployment lifecycle. This role is Hybrid at either our Tewksbury MA, Richardson TX, or Tucson AZ facility.

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum 8 years of experience, or an Advanced Degree and a minimum 5 years experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued TOP SECRET security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with service transition and knowledge management
Experience with continual service improvement and process improvement methodologies
Experience with change, config, and release management
ITIL certification
CORE certification

Responsibilities

Lead all CDS service deployment activities, maintaining close alignment with CDS project portfolio activities and the Program Management Office (PMO).
Oversee deployment plans and tool.
Coordinates cutovers and back-out plans.
Ensure successful implementation in the production environment and verifies post deployment stability.
Partner with CDS Process and Service Owners, and the Service Desk to confirm documentation, support models, monitoring, and escalation paths are in place, and communicate deployment status, risks, and outcomes to technical and business stakeholders.
Ensure operational readiness and coordination throughout the Service Transition Lifecycle.