Release & Configuration Manager

Role Overview

• Establish, maintain, and enforce Configuration Management (CM) policies, plans, and SOPs across the SDLC.
• Ensure configuration item (CI) identification, version control, baselining, and traceability across environments.
• Maintain audit-ready CM repositories supporting CMMI Level 3, FedRAMP, FISMA, and VA compliance requirements.
• Author and maintain CM Plans, change records, release documentation, and system inventories.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute routine and emergency releases with full rollback and contingency readiness.
• Manage integrated release calendars across multiple teams and environments (Dev, Test, Staging, Production).
• Partner with DevOps and QA to align CI/CD pipelines, ensuring release consistency, integrity, and approval workflows.
• Lead release readiness reviews and post-release retrospectives to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure secure integration of configuration management practices within CI/CD pipelines.
• Coordinate version control, branching strategies, and artifact management across tools such as Bitbucket and JIRA.
• Enforce change control and release gating aligned with security and compliance requirements.
• Serve as the central coordination point between Product, Engineering, QA, Security, and Operations.
• Provide clear communication to stakeholders on release status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Mentor teams on CM best practices within Agile and SAFe delivery models.
• Administer and optimize JIRA and Confluence for release tracking, reporting, and transparency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 12+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal programs (VA, DoD, Navy, Army, or similar).
• Proven success in managing frequent production releases with minimal downtime and high reliability.

Tech Stack

• SDLC

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
• Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
• Referral Bonus Program
• Internal Mobility Program
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Environment