Release Manager- 3691114

Lighthouse Technology Services•Buffalo, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with a client to hire a Release Manager. This is a 6–18 month contract role, with the employee engaged as a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. The position is hybrid in Buffalo, NY, with four days per week onsite. C2C and subcontracting arrangements will not be considered. The Release Manager will guide application code through the full release lifecycle, from development through production deployment. The role coordinates release schedules, testing and quality gates, readiness reviews, deployment automation, and cross-functional teams across multiple concurrent releases. It also supports migration of on-premises deployment pipelines to Azure-based CI/CD infrastructure and continuous improvements to release delivery speed and reliability. The stated pay range is $60–$65+ per hour.

Requirements

At least 6 years of Release Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering experience in enterprise environments.
Proven expertise in release coordination and communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong multitasking ability to manage multiple concurrent releases and competing priorities.
Hands-on experience with GitLab, including Git-based version control, branching strategies, and code promotion models.
Deep knowledge of CI/CD pipeline design, development, administration, and execution.
Proficiency in PowerShell for deployment automation and scripting.
Must work hybrid in Buffalo, NY, with four days onsite per week.
Must be employed as a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services; C2C and subcontracting arrangements are not considered.

Nice To Haves

Financial services or highly regulated industry experience is strongly preferred.
Experience with Azure DevOps and cloud-based software delivery platforms.

Responsibilities

Guide application code through the complete release lifecycle from development to production deployment.
Coordinate quality gates, user acceptance testing, regression testing, performance testing, and penetration testing across concurrent releases.
Manage weekly release schedules, coordinating more than a dozen deployments across more than 100 engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Drive migration of on-premises deployment pipelines to Azure-based CI/CD infrastructure.
Facilitate release readiness reviews and ensure completion of auditable deliverables, testing requirements, and rollback plans.
Maintain and execute deployment automation pipelines while ensuring platform integrity and zero-downtime deployments.
Collaborate throughout release cycles with developers, validators, technical teams, business partners, and database and network teams.
Establish continuous release cadences supporting daily microservice builds and bi-weekly sprint cycles.
Identify and mitigate cross-application dependencies, deployment conflicts, and release risks.
Conduct post-release reviews and implement process improvements to enhance delivery speed and reliability.