Description

Objective of the Position:

Plan, coordinate and lead all activities related to software releases (core and custom), ensuring controlled, documented execution with no negative impact to the business. Lead release management from planning to Go-Live, working collaboratively with Development, QA, Delivery, DevOps, Product Team and Project Management teams. Perform as a key member of the team delivering Retail Point of Sale software.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate all activities associated with software releases: hotfixes, patches, planned releases.
• Negotiate and validate deployment windows with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain release schedule, ensuring alignment with project timelines and business needs
• Ensure proper integration and communication with Technology and Operations areas.
• Identify, document and mitigate risks related to releases.
• Oversee the preparation and execution of builds together with the DevOps / Operations team.
• Coordinate Go-Live activities including execution of deployment checklists.
• Ensure the publication of clear and complete release notes.
• Maintain centralized documentation of processes and policies associated with releases.
• Continuous improvement of automation and version control processes.
• Manage dependencies between different components or modules of a release.
• Assist with other related areas across POS Delivery team as required
  
  

Position Requirements:

Educational Background : Professional degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field.

ITIL, DevOps, SCRUM, PMP or other related certifications desirable .

Experience : 5+ years in IT project management, DevOps, release management or related areas.

Experience leading deployment and release processes in agile and/or traditional environments.

Knowledge technical tools for Cloud technologies, Release Management and Release Automation (e.g. Jira, Jenkins, AWS, GCP, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, etc.).

Experience with versioning, change control and technical documentation.

Key Skills : High capacity for planning, organization and coordination.

Cross-functional leadership and management of multiple teams.

Orientation to continuous improvement.

Effective communication with technical and non-technical areas.

Conflict resolution and risk-based decision making.

English proficiency.