Release Coordinator

AssistRx•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Release Coordinator is a member of the Release Management team, responsible for Change Advisory Board (CAB) and Release Coordination. This role specifically may lead/participate in the CAB process, validate release deployment plans, and ensure all release deliverables are completed in line with release dates and deadlines. The Release Coordinator will manage release notes, approvals, communications, contact lists, and pre and post-release verification activities. This role facilitates release planning meetings, identifies and mitigates risks, defines and documents release recommendations, and maintains the release management schedule for assigned systems. The Release Coordinator also documents and communicates changes, identifies process improvements, maintains process documentation, creates release management standards, educates on release methodology, and collects feedback to modify or retire standards. Additionally, this role leads and coordinates Go-Live activities and works with engineers and project teams to understand impacts of branches and code merges.

Requirements

Understanding of release management principles
Experience with Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes
Ability to validate release deployment plans
Skills in managing release deliverables, dates, and deadlines
Experience in preparing release notes, approvals, communications, and contact lists
Capability to manage pre and post-release verification activities
Experience in facilitating release planning meetings
Ability to identify and mitigate risks
Experience in defining and documenting release recommendations
Ability to oversee release decisions and processes
Experience in maintaining release management schedules
Skills in documenting and communicating changes
Ability to identify process improvements
Experience in maintaining process documentation
Ability to create and implement release management standards
Knowledge of release methodology and strategy
Ability to collect feedback and modify standards
Experience in leading and coordinating Go-Live activities
Ability to work with engineers and project teams to understand impacts of branches and code merges
Must be able to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States
Must complete required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire

Responsibilities

Lead/participate in the CAB process
Validate the release deployment plan is accurately prepared
Ensure all release deliverables have been completed inline with the release dates and deadlines
Manage release notes, approvals, communications, contact lists, and pre and post-release verification activities
Facilitate release planning meetings with key stakeholders to identify proper sequencing of release packages
Ensure that issues and risks are identified, understood, and dealt with in a manner that mitigates risk to scope and schedule
Participate in or facilitate the Change Advisory Board meetings and process
Define and document the release recommendation for each release/change to production, including scope, schedule, deliverables, and roll back plan
Review release recommendation with key stakeholders
Oversee release decisions and processes in terms of big picture/cross-departmental impacts
Maintain release management schedule for specific (or assigned) system(s)
Document and communicate all changes for a release in release notes
Identify opportunities to make tactical improvements to the release management process
Maintain documentation of all processes
Create release management standards to be followed
Educate on the release methodology and strategy
Collect feedback from users of release management standards and identify the need to modify or retire a standard
Lead and coordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of deployment plans and checklist
Work with engineers and project teams to understand impacts of branches and code merges