IT Release Manager

The AES Group•Irving, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Release Manager plans, coordinates, and manages software releases across multiple development teams and environments. The role oversees the end-to-end release process and coordinates development, QA, cybersecurity, infrastructure, operations, and business stakeholders. It focuses on release scheduling, deployment readiness, risk management, governance, and successful production deployments. The Release Manager works closely with Technical Leads, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering teams, serving as the central point of coordination for release schedules, readiness, risks, and deployment execution. The position is 100% onsite at the Irving, Texas office.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience in IT Release Management, Project Management, or a similar capacity.
Must possess at least one of the following certifications: ITIL 4 Foundation; ITIL 4 Practitioner – Release Management; PMP (Project Management Professional); CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management); or CSM (Certified ScrumMaster).
Ability to coordinate technical and business teams and communicate release schedules, risks, dependencies, and deployment impacts.
Experience managing release calendars, deployment schedules, dependencies, runbooks, and cross-functional activities.
Ability to identify blockers, assess deployment risks, manage issues, and coordinate rollback and contingency plans.
Experience with automated build, testing, and deployment pipelines.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, testing processes, Git, and release/version management.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to hold teams and stakeholders accountable.
Strong organizational and coordination skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and cross-functional dependencies.
Proactive problem-solving and stakeholder management.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and Infrastructure-as-Code tools to support consistent deployment environments.
Understanding of change management, release approvals, quality gates, and deployment readiness.

Responsibilities

Plan and coordinate release schedules across multiple development teams and product lines.
Manage release calendars, deployment schedules, milestones, and cross-team dependencies.
Coordinate release activities among development, QA, cybersecurity, infrastructure, operations, and business teams.
Monitor release readiness and ensure testing, security, change management, and approval requirements are completed.
Facilitate Change Advisory Board (CAB) reviews and other governance activities.
Identify release risks, blockers, and dependencies; drive resolution and ensure accountability.
Coordinate deployment plans, rollback procedures, contingency plans, and stakeholder communications.
Monitor deployment progress and escalate issues that may affect release timelines.
Coordinate decisions to delay, stop, or roll back releases when necessary.
Ensure appropriate technical teams are engaged during deployment issues and incidents.
Provide regular release status updates, highlighting risks, decisions, and schedule impacts.
Maintain release documentation, runbooks, checklists, and deployment records.
Conduct post-release reviews and track lessons learned.
Identify recurring release issues and drive continuous process improvements.
Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, and release governance requirements.
Coordinate across development, cybersecurity, QA, infrastructure, operations, and business stakeholders.