RELEASE COORDINATOR

Arizona Department of AdministrationPhoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Release Management Specialist is responsible for guiding the complete software delivery life cycle. working with the team from the planning phase to the deployment phase through the development and testing phases.

Requirements

  • Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
  • Knowledge of DevOps and Agile methodologies
  • Knowledge of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum, Waterfall, or Kanban
  • Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle
  • Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills
  • Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to make measurable progress on multiple assignment and projects simultaneously and work in high-pressure situations
  • Strong project coordination skills
  • Proficient in the use of a PC in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; in the use of MS Office Applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel, PowerPoint; and in the use of Google Suite applications such as Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Drive.
  • Proficient in the use of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Jira; and in version control systems such as Git
  • Ability to clear a comprehensive background and clearance process that includes an Arizona tax compliance verification, and a criminal background check through the FBI via level one fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety
  • Ability to analyze risk and optimize release processes
  • Ability to work in a confidential manner, ensuring information is shared with internal and external individuals in an appropriate manner
  • Ability to learn LEAN concepts, principles and tool
  • Ability to understand and solve problems by applying intermediate analytical skills to include collecting all the relevant information and data needed to address the problem
  • Willingness and ability to embody ADOR’s core values of Do the Right Thing, Commit to Excellence, and Care About One Another

Nice To Haves

  • Any combination that meets the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA); typical ways KSAs are obtained may include but are not limited to: a relevant degree from an accredited college or university such as Bachelor’s Degree (e.g., B.A.), training, coursework, and/or combination of work experience and education relevant to the assignment
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in analysis and software release management
  • Previous experience using Application Release Automation tools such as ElectricFlow, Puppet Enterprise, Buildmaster, and Visual Studio Release Management

Responsibilities

  • Plans the release of project deliverables and release life cycles for multiple applications to include:
  • Creating and maintaining the master release calendar including planning, testing and deployment phases
  • Partner with project managers to plan and execute deployment activities according to the release schedule
  • Ensuring each release is planned according deadlines
  • Maintains migration templates ensuring they are updated when systems or processes change
  • Coordinates release schedules and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.
  • Identifies risk, manages dependencies, and resolves issues that could impact release quality, scope or schedule so that the scope, schedule, and quality of the release are not affected.
  • Bridges communications between developers, QA, DevOps and stakeholders ensuring alignment on release goals to include:
  • Communicating the project-related tasks, such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc., between different teams
  • Ensuring the allocation of release engineers to every release
  • Planning and providing weekly updates on the release activities
  • Communicating with release managers from different IT departments
  • Teaming up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software
  • Scheduling / attending the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks, if any.
  • Schedules release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release
  • Tracks the progress and finds issues, if any, always working to improve the process of release
  • Leads the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully
  • Ensures all team members adhere to engineering and compliance standards (CI/CD) during build and release processes
  • Collects feedback to improve future deployment cycles
  • Maintains documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies.
  • Makes improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management
  • Remains current on all laws, regulations, policies, and best practices through regular engagement in activities
  • Actively contributes to team and individual effectiveness through the following: -
  • Attends staff meetings and huddles of work unit or district; and may cascade and track information as indicated
  • Completes all required training in a timely manner.
  • Participates in assigned work teams as appropriate.
  • May complete periodic metrics, projects, huddle boards and reports as requested.
  • Prepares for and actively participates in 1:1 coaching with supervisor
  • Maximizes work processes and deliverables through lean principles within the Arizona Management System (AMS); and provides recommendations for process improvement, and engages in continuous improvement efforts as assigned.

Benefits

  • Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
  • Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
  • Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
  • Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
  • Deferred compensation plan
  • Wellness plans
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Stipend Opportunities
  • Infant at Work Program
  • Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
  • Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities
  • Flexible schedules to create a work/life balance
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