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Release Management Analyst-- Junior Category: Project Management
Main location: United States, Virginia, Fairfax
Position ID:J1126-0768
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description: The Junior Software Release Management Analyst supports the NMS Software Release Manager within the Systems Engineering organization in the planning, coordination, and execution of software releases across the US Department of Transportation FAA NMS Modernization program. This position will leverage the GitLab Ultimate DevSecOps platform to manage deployments into the NMS Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud environments and Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO) tool for release tracking, work item management, and release governance. The candidate will work closely with CGI Federal program management, scrum masters, development managers, cloud operations engineers, business analysts, and FAA leadership to ensure releases are delivered on time, with quality, and in alignment with program configuration management standards.
This position is located in our Fairfax, VA or Lafayette, LA or Knoxville, TN office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.
Your future duties and responsibilities: Support the end to end release lifecycle, including scheduling, coordinating builds across NMS GCP environments, and assisting with deployment activities.
Assist in managing service accounts, deployment variables, and environment configurations under supervision of senior team members.
Use Azure DevOps to update and maintain release plans, track work item progress, document release notes, and ensure alignment with program governance.
Coordinate with development, testing, security, cloud operations, and FAA teams to validate release readiness and ensure required approvals are obtained.
Participate in release planning meetings, sprint ceremonies, and readiness reviews.
Maintain documentation for NMS release processes, release calendars, and standard operating procedures.
Ensure compliance with program policies, configuration and change management requirements, and audit needs.
Track and report release metrics, risks, and blockers to leadership.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role: Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or IT related field
1-3 years of experience in software development, DevSecOps support, configuration management, or IT operations.
Foundational understanding of CI/CD build concepts and hands on experience with Git based workflows.
Exposure to GitLab CI/CD or similar tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, etc.).
Basic knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience with project or work item tracking tools such as Azure DevOps Boards, JIRA, or similar.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
Excellent communication and team collaboration abilities.
Personality & Work Style
Highly organized and consistent in documenting work.
Comfortable working in fast paced, multi team environments.
Proactive in identifying issues and asking questions early.
Eager to learn CI/CD, cloud technologies, and enterprise scale release management practices.
Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
Experience supporting release activities in an Agile or SAFe environment.
Foundational knowledge of YAML pipeline configurations.
Familiarity with release governance processes, change control, and risk tracking.
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $52,900.00 $112,800.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs
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Skills: - Detail-oriented
- Good Documentation Practice
- Release Management
- Agile
- Communication
- Continuous Deployment
- DevOps
- GitLab
- Yaml
