Release Consultant

Job description

Job Summary Release Manager with 7-10 years of experience in managing complex application and platform releases across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Release Management, Change Management, ITIL processes, CI/CD practices, Agile delivery methodologies, and end-to-end deployment governance. Experience supporting Digital Banking applications and platforms will be highly preferred. Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Employment Type: Full-Time. Responsibilities Release Management • Plan, coordinate, and manage end-to-end release activities across multiple applications and technology teams. • Develop and maintain release calendars, deployment schedules, and release governance processes. • Ensure successful delivery of application releases with minimal business disruption. • Coordinate release readiness reviews and post-release validation activities. • Manage release dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation plans. Change Deployment Management • Lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) activities and ensure compliance with change management policies. • Evaluate release risks and ensure appropriate approvals before production deployments. • Coordinate production deployments, rollbacks, and contingency planning. • Ensure deployment activities are executed as per defined processes and standards. • Drive continuous improvements in release and deployment practices. SDLC Ci/cd • Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams throughout the SDLC lifecycle. • Support and optimize CI/CD pipeline-driven release processes. • Promote release automation and deployment standardization. • Ensure quality gates and release controls are followed before moving changes to production. Agile Scrum Delivery • Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and development teams to align releases with sprint and program milestones. • Participate in Agile ceremonies, release planning, and backlog prioritization discussions. • Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely feature delivery and deployment readiness. Digital Banking Release Coordination • Manage releases for customer-facing digital banking platforms and critical financial services applications. • Ensure regulatory, security, compliance, and operational requirements are incorporated into release planning. • Coordinate with business stakeholders to minimize impact on customer and banking operations during releases. Reporting Governance • Provide release status reports, dashboard updates, and executive-level communications. • Track release KPIs, deployment success rates, change success metrics, and operational impacts. • Conduct post-implementation reviews and identify opportunities for process optimization. Required Skills Experience • 7-10 years of experience in Release Management, Change Management, or Application Delivery Governance. • Strong knowledge of ITIL processes, including Change, Incident, Problem, and Release Management. • Hands-on experience with SDLC and CI/CD practices. • Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments. • Strong understanding of release governance, deployment planning, and risk management. • Experience using ServiceNow for Change and Release Management. • Experience using JIRA for Agile planning, release tracking, and project coordination. • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. • Ability to coordinate multiple releases across complex technology landscapes. Preferred Skills • Experience supporting Digital Banking, Retail Banking, Payments, or Financial Services platforms. • Exposure to DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Bamboo, or similar. • Knowledge of cloud-based deployment environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP). • Understanding of application monitoring and post-release validation processes. • ITIL Foundation, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or Release Management certifications. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. • Relevant certifications in ITIL, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or Release Management preferred. Key Competencies • Release Management • Change Deployment Management • ITIL Service Management • SDLC CI/CD Governance • Agile Scrum Delivery • Digital Banking Releases • ServiceNow • JIRA • Risk Compliance Management • Stakeholder Communication • Continuous Process Improvement