Release Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking for "Release Manager" who could join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and looking for an opportunity to be rewarded for your skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

Cognizant will not sponsor H-1B or other U.S. work authorization, or lawful permanent residence (otherwise known as a "Green Card") for this role.

Job title: Release Manager

Job Location: Irving, TX

Duration: Fulltime with Cognizant

Experience: 10 to 12 years

Required Qualifications:

• B. Tech in Computer Science or an equivalent degree

• Project management experience

• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines

• Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies.

• Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle

• Expertise in computer programming

• Team management skills

• Experience in the use of Application Release Automation tools such as Electric Flow, Puppet Enterprise, Build master, and Visual Studio Release Management.

• Knowledge of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum, Waterfall, or Kanban

• Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating system

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle.

• Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.

• Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.

• Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.

• Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release.

• Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget.

• Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.

• Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.

• Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities.

• Make sure the allocation of Release Engineers to every release.

• Communicate with release managers from different IT departments.

• Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully.

• Team up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software.

• Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks, if any.

• Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies.

• Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

• 401(k) plan and contributions

• Long-term/Short-term Disability

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

About Cognizant

Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant is a member of the S&P-500, Nasdaq-100, Fortune 200, and was recently ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing "All Star" by Fortune Magazine. Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a seamless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.

www.cognizant.com

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