Release/Delivery Manager #1684308

Network Designs Inc.

22h • Remote

About The Position

The Release/Delivery Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving the end-to-end delivery of software releases across the Veteran Experience Services Eligibility & Enrollment (VESEE) 2.0 modernization program. This role ensures predictable, high-quality delivery across multiple Agile teams, with releases aligned to VA's Product Line Management (PLM) processes, Better, Safer, Faster (BSF) metrics, and the technical modernization roadmap. The Release/Delivery Manager oversees release governance, coordinates dependencies across engineering, DevSecOps, QA, and HCD teams, and ensures all releases meet VA's security, compliance, accessibility, and reliability standards before entering production environments.

Requirements

• U.S Citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• This position is remote but may require occasional onsite meetings in McLean, VA.
• You can be based out of following states: AZ, DC, FL, GA, OH, ME, MD, SC, TX, UT, VA, NC, OK, WV.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Information Systems Management, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in software delivery, release management, or large-scale Agile delivery.
• Experience coordinating releases across complex federal IT programs, preferably VA, DoD, HHS, DHS, or other high-security environments.
• Demonstrated experience with SAFe Agile, DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD processes, and multi-team coordination.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to manage risk and dependencies across multiple teams
• Rigorous attention to detail in quality and compliance
• Ability to balance strategic oversight with tactical execution
• Deep understanding of Agile, DevSecOps, and continuous delivery principles
• Technical Skills with Strong Knowledge of:
• Release orchestration and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
• Monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch)
• Development technologies involved in VESEE: Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Kafka, Redis, Oracle, React/Next.js
• Agile tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps)
• Change management tools & processes (ServiceNow)
• Familiarity with AWS VAEC, cloud infrastructure, and environment promotion processes.

Nice To Haves

• PMP or PMI-ACP
• ITIL v4 Foundation
• Security+, CISM, or equivalent for security awareness in DevSecOps environments
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Practitioner (SPC, SASM

Responsibilities

• Release Planning & Coordination:
• Lead and manage release planning activities across all VESEE workstreams-including Product Lifecycle, Sustainment & Enhancement, and Modernization.
• Maintain the Integrated Release Calendar and ensure alignment with Program Increments (PI), sprint cadences, and VA enterprise release windows.
• Coordinate feature readiness, code freeze, deployment activities, and environment synchronization across multiple Scrum teams.
• Ensure release scope is accurately captured, prioritized, and reflected in Jira, Confluence, and Product Backlogs.
• Delivery Governance & Control:
• Establish and enforce release gates, readiness checklists, change control processes, and rollback plans.
• Lead Release Readiness Reviews, verifying that code, test results, deployments, security scans, 508 checks, and documentation meet VA approval standards.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines, container builds, and infrastructure-as-code deployments are validated and compliant.
• Track deployment results, performance metrics, and post-release issues; drive continuous improvement.
• Agile Delivery Leadership:
• Partner with the Program Manager, Chief DevSecOps Engineer, Product Owners, and Technical Leads to ensure consistent delivery across Agile teams.
• Facilitate cross-team dependency management, impediment removal, and coordination during PI Planning and Sprint Planning.
• Support SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Ensure all deliverables align with VA PLM's Outcome Roadmaps and development objectives.
• Stakeholder & Communication Management:
• Serve as the primary point of contact for release communication with VA OIT, PES, VES, E&E stakeholders, and the COR.
• Provide regular release reports, deployment timelines, risk updates, and performance metrics (monthly, bi-weekly, and ad hoc).
• Communicate release scope, impacts, risks, and mitigation strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure transparency into release activities via dashboards, Jira reporting, and documentation repositories.
• Quality, Security, & Compliance Oversight:
• Ensure each release meets VA's strict standards for:
• Cybersecurity (VA 6500, FISMA, NIST 800-53)
• Privacy & data protection (HIPAA, Privacy Act, FTI-handling)
• Accessibility (Section 508/WCAG)
• Performance, reliability, and availability targets
• Partner with the QA Manager to validate automated and manual testing coverage, including 508, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Ensure DevSecOps gates (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning, IaC scanning) are completed and passed prior to release.

Benefits

• At NDi, we value our team and are committed to retaining top talent by offering competitive benefits and compensation packages.
• Our employee benefits package includes comprehensive health, dental, vision, pet, and legal insurance.
• Our corporate benefits include 401(k) retirement matching, paid leave, paid holidays, and health and wellness programs.
• In addition, we provide employer-paid life and disability insurance, professional development, education benefits, and much more to ensure our team has the resources they need to thrive on and off the job.

What This Job Offers

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