Modernisation Release Manager
£650-£750 per day
City of London - Hybrid
MUST HAVE insurance tech transformation/modernisation experience.
* release management
* project management
* organisation skills

-be responsible for overseeing the release management lifecycle, including scheduling, coordinating and the management of release for multiple applications across various initiatives and project teams.

-releases can be inclusive of application updates, operating system patches, security improvements, hardware upgrades.
Key Responsibilities:
* Plan the release windows and cycles across the Programme, in conjunction with the different project teams. Ensure cutover plans are in place and correctly managed.
* Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, impact, schedule, and quality.
* Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time.
* Coordinate release content and effort based on the potential impact of releases that need to be co-ordinated across the project teams, aiming for a release on demand philosophy, where possible.
* Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.
* In conjunction with the project teams, co-ordinate Deployments, Runbooks and Implementation Plans.
* Environments readiness management, ensuring enterprise-wide release discipline through planning and implementation of a release calendar, including code freeze and release windows.
* Support the team implementing automated deployments.
* Weekly Release Reporting.
* Communicate release details and schedules to the Business, as required.
* Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities.
* Work with environment manager and release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code merges.
* Maintains an Enterprise release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.
* Continually work towards making improvements in the release process.
* Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
* Ensure that automated CI/CD are in place across the project team to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms.
* Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks.
* Maintains a release repository and manages key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
* 2-4 years of previous release and/or project management experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred).
* 8-10 years of experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development.
* Formal training in project management practices preferred.
* Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle.
Desired Skills:
* Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
* Knowledge of cloud and on-premises technologies.
* Ability to work with diverse teams and facilitate collaboration.
* Knowledge of CI/CD Practices
Modernisation Release Manager
£650-£750 per day
City of London - Hybrid
MUST HAVE insurance tech transformation/modernisation experience.