Description & Requirements
Maximus is seeking an experienced Release Manager to support a mission-critical federal program. This role leads release planning, governance, and deployment activities across a portfolio of applications and infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in release and configuration management, software build and deployment, DevOps practices, and cross-functional coordination.
This position is onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD and requires an active secret clearance
Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS123, T3, Band 6
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan, schedule, and execute application releases, operating
system patches, security updates, hardware upgrades, and
Other changes across mission-critical systems.
- Manage the release lifecycle, including version control ,
implementation and rollback planning, Go/No-Go reviews,
deployment coverage, and post-deployment validation.
- Maintain deployment, implementation, and communication
plans in accordance with configuration management and
document control standards.
- Coordinate software builds, DevOps configuration changes,
and deployments across development, test, staging, and
production environments.
- Partner with Agile, DevSecOps, engineering, testing,
operations, infrastructure, and third-party teams to align
release schedules, dependencies, and resources.
- Facilitate TRB, CRB, CRQ, and OCCB meetings; prepare
agendas, materials, decisions, and action items.
- Identify and mitigate risks, issues, conflicts, and resource
constraints affecting release scope, schedule, quality, or
stability.
- Provide timely release communications on schedules,
readiness, status, outcomes, and required actions.
Administer GitLab, including upgrades, patching, incident
resolution, access, and account management.
- Track release activities, change requests, and deployment
status in EWM and ServiceNow.
- Coordinate application testing, release validation, production
readiness, and post-deployment verification.
- Improve release and configuration management processes,
tools, documentation, and training.
Minimum Requirements
TCS123, T3, Band 6
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Active Secret clearance is required.
- Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S.
citizens; candidates with dual citizenship cannot be
considered.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in release management,
DevOps, configuration management, or a related technical
role.
- Experience managing enterprise-level software builds,
releases, and deployments across development, test,
staging, and production environments.
- Experience with version control, configuration
management, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile or DevSecOps
methodologies.
- Strong communication, facilitation, organization, and crosE
functional coordination skills, with the ability to manage
multiple concurrent releases and priorities.
- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for dail
onsite work and on-call requirements.
- This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime
Candidates must be willing and able to meet recall
requirements, including participation in a rotational on-call
schedule.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience administering GitLab or supporting GitLab upgrades, patching, access, and account management.
- Experience with UrbanCode Deploy, Jazz Engineering Workflow Management (EWM), Remedy, or ServiceNow.
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Minimum Salary
$
110,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
125,000.00
