RELEASE MANAGER

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What you’ll do The Release Manager role is accountable for creating, embedding, and maintaining a robust lifecycle and release management capability within our Mobile Private Network’s portfolio.
It is also.
responsible for scheduling, planning and controlling the software's development and delivery process a senior member of the Software Development team and will work across multiple domains, some managing agile software development with code pipelines, others external vendors   It will also align with multiple stakeholders such as Product Management, Complex Customer Solutions, Technology Product Owners, Agile Delivery Managers, Engineering and Operations to ensure that the solution can be readily deployed and operated across a global footprint.
The main responsibilities are the following.
Own the Release Management lifecycle including strategy, tooling, planning, coordination and management of product and maintenance releases across both in-house and externally developed components, covering both service and product.
Optimise the release management approach embedding appropriate practices to ensure smooth compliance whilst optimising the process through use of KPIs and Analytics.
Act as the Customer Champion always considering the migration plan and customer impact.
Drive communications around each release covering requirements, release preparation documents, QA plans, schedule, scope changes and resulting release notes.
Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.
Embed Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews in the process and validate/review their effectiveness on a regular basis.
Act as an evangelist for automation driving the use of code pipelines with appropriate quality checks built in, ensuring the impacts of branches and code merges is understood.
Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including, deployment Plans & checklists.
Maintain a release repository and manage key information e.
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release calendar, build & release procedures, dependencies, compatibility matrix.
Drive the execution of Change Management processes.
Overall, you will be concerned with planning, testing, tracking, release, deployment, communication, and risk management.
Who you are Please apply if you have some of these requirements.
Excellent programming skills and experience Ability to handle software infrastructure management & configuration management                                                                                                                                        Experience in using project or release management tools Understanding of software development lifecycle Demonstrated effective communication, leadership, problem solving and analytical skills Demonstrated understanding of system integration patterns to deliver products Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams in a matrix organisation Knowledge of Agile software development & DevOps practices/tools Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture and operating system   Nice to have.
Experience with Jira/Confluence & SAFe is an advantage Experience in the use of Application Release Automation tools is an advantage Not a perfect fit? Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background.
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What's in it for you We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you.
There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave.
You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.
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We are committed to making reasonable accommodations to ensure that everyone can fully participate and excel in our organization.
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We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.
We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded.
We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.
We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.