Release Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology • Montgomery, AL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Transform technology into opportunity as a Release Manager at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Release Manager, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of government. You will play a crucial role in improving, operating and managing IT Systems.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of work experience managing new product releases or related experience
• Two (2) years of work with Change Management, Incidents, and CAB processes and procedures
• Working knowledge of deployment strategies and executing release windows and cycles
• Working knowledge of IT best practices, policies and regulations, software development lifecycle, and ITIL Release Management Methodology
• Working knowledge of Risk Management and Mitigation
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems, or related field

Nice To Haves

• Application Release Management
• ITIL Release Management
• Risk Management and Mitigation
• Software Release Management
• System Deployment

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a release schedules to track scheduled deployments, maintenance windows, dependencies, and risks
• Obtain customer approvals before any functionality is released to environments
• Align release management processes with ITIL 4 best practices focusing on efficiency, automation, and service value delivery
• Participate in ECCB and ECAB to coordinate release activities with the customer and Modules to ensure interoperability between systems
• Establish a structured release process that aligns with governance policies
• Maintain a Release Listing Document that tracks all planned, in progress, and completed releases
• Coordinate with development, QA, operations and business teams
• Define release scope, objectives, and timelines
• Oversee the release deployment process, ensuring all pre-release steps are complete (i.e., testing production validation)
• Develop and enforce rollback plans and contingency strategies in case of release failures
• Ensure smooth transitions between development, testing, and production environments
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Act as the primary point of contact for all release related activity
• Develop reports providing visibility into timelines, status, and quality of releases

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Medical plan options
• Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

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