Release, Production Readiness Manager

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $145k - $165k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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Valiant Solutions

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2005

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

🔒 Cybersecurity

Consulting • Defense • Cybersecurity

Valiant Solutions is a cybersecurity and IT services firm that specializes in securing the future by providing comprehensive and customized solutions to challenges faced by the Federal Government. With a focus on security engineering, operations, and strategic risk governance, the company addresses complex information security challenges through innovative application development and enterprise architecture. Recognized for its commitment to excellence, Valiant Solutions has been awarded numerous contracts and honors for its impactful contributions in the cybersecurity field.

📋 Description

• Lead release planning, deployment coordination, cutover, and production readiness across AirHub UAT, Beta, and Production releases • Develop and maintain integrated release plans, release calendars, readiness checklists, and deployment schedules • Coordinate application, data, integration, infrastructure, configuration, and other technical deployment activities • Establish and track technical and operational release readiness criteria and entry/exit criteria • Facilitate technical release readiness reviews and support go/no-go decision-making • Develop detailed cutover plans, deployment sequencing, roles, responsibilities, and execution procedures • Ensure rollback/backout plans and deployment procedures are documented, validated, and ready for execution • Track release dependencies, defects, risks, issues, and technical readiness across delivery teams • Coordinate with Quality Engineering to incorporate testing results and unresolved defects into release readiness decisions • Establish production support, incident management, and escalation procedures for each release • Ensure monitoring, alerting, runbooks, SOPs, access, incident/problem management, backup/recovery, and support procedures are ready • Coordinate post-deployment validation and production verification activities • Lead release stabilization and technical hypercare activities • Coordinate transition of stabilized releases into normal operations and maintenance • Work closely with Engineering, Quality Engineering, Data, DevSecOps, Product, and operations teams

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise release management, deployment management, production readiness, DevOps, IT operations, or related technology delivery roles • Demonstrated experience coordinating complex enterprise application releases across multiple technical teams and environments • Experience developing release plans, deployment schedules, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and production readiness criteria • Strong understanding of modern CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, application deployment, data deployment, and configuration management practices • Experience facilitating release readiness and go/no-go reviews • Experience with production support, monitoring, incident/problem management, operational runbooks, and stabilization/hypercare • Experience managing release dependencies, risks, defects, and technical entry/exit criteria • Experience supporting Agile software development and iterative release models • Experience with cloud-native environments; AWS experience preferred • Experience supporting Federal technology environments preferred • Excellent planning, coordination, problem-solving, and communication skills • Quiet and distraction-free workspace with adequate internet • Full attention and availability during working hours • Schedule aligned with coworkers' and clients' core business hours • Must disclose current or future outside employment engagements and obtain written approval • Ability to sit or stand at a desk for prolonged periods and consistently operate a computer • Frequent communication and exchange of accurate information via electronic communication, phones, and in person • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move moderate amounts of weight, typically less than 20 pounds

🏖️ Benefits

• Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Full-time Employees • Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents • 100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for Full-time Employees • 100% Paid Certifications • 401K Matching up to 4% • Paid Time Off • Paid Federal Holidays • Wellness & Fitness Program • Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal • FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking • Referral Bonuses • Remote work • Work-life balance • Career development opportunities