Space Force - SDA Release Manager
About The Position
The Release Manager plans, coordinates, governs, creates, and manages software releases and the associated release management process for multiple mission capabilities and program increments. The role is the primary coordination point among Software Teams, Integration & Test (I&T), Configuration Management (CM), DevSecOps/DSO, Operations, Maintenance & Sustainment (OM&S), cybersecurity, and program management. The position develops and communicates release plans and schedules, tracks delivery dates, identifies dependencies and risks, and coordinates mitigation or escalation. It establishes and executes a consistent release management process and creates release-candidate evidence covering software changes, defects, risks, cybersecurity findings, testing, deployment readiness, and operational impacts. The Release Manager participates in release management configuration control boards (CCBs), maintains release documentation and reporting, and tracks software-delivery metrics.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience.
- Department of Defense Secret security clearance obtainable within a reasonable time; must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Ability to assess technical evidence and communicate clear, objective release recommendations.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Experience with Agile, iterative, and/or milestone-driven software delivery models.
- Detail orientation and familiarity with configuration management, defect management, version control, CI/CD pipelines, software testing, cybersecurity, and deployment processes.
- Familiarity with Jira, GitLab, Confluence, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and communicate release plans, cadence, milestones, and deployment schedules across multiple releases.
- Track delivery dates and provide program leadership with timely status, risk, and schedule updates.
- Identify release dependencies, constraints, risks, and decision points, and coordinate mitigation or escalation.
- Establish and execute a consistent release management process.
- Create and maintain a body of evidence for each release candidate, documenting software changes, resolved and unresolved defects or features, risks, cybersecurity findings, test results, deployment readiness, and operational impacts.
- Participate in release management configuration control boards (CCBs) and provide release content, status, readiness evidence, deployment constraints, and rollback considerations.
- Maintain release evidence such as changed software artifacts, CCB checklists, test procedures and reports, cybersecurity analysis, deployment prerequisites, environment impacts, operational considerations, dependencies, and installation and rollback procedures.
- Design, maintain, and improve release reporting mechanisms for planned versus actual releases, release content, schedule performance, readiness status, and release metrics.
- Identify, maintain, and report software-delivery metrics, including MVT/feature progress, release predictions, release cadence, and release readiness.
Benefits
- Opportunities for continuous learning and development.
- Flexible schedules, including an optional 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.
- 401(k) matching.
- Flexible time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Healthcare benefits.
- Health and wellness programs.
- Employee resource and social groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
