General information

Job Posting Title

Release Manager

Date

Friday, June 5, 2026

City

Remote

Country

United States

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

This position is contingent upon contract award and position availability. Selected candidates will receive a contingent offer of employment, which will become final only upon successful contract award to Maximus, availability of the position, and receipt of authorization to proceed.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. Active Public Trust and/or DHS Suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status required.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS124, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Serve as the enterprise Release Manager, responsible for coordinating, planning, and executing releases across multiple teams, value streams, and technical domains.

- Lead release planning, sequencing, and dependency management across service areas, ensuring integration with configuration, change, and release management processes.

- Coordinate closely with the Configuration Change Manager to ensure all releases are governed and executed in accordance with agency-directed processes, system engineering lifecycle, and IT lifecycle standards.

- Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning activities, working with Product Owners and cross-functional teams to manage 3-6 month delivery plans.

- Align release schedules with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of release readiness, planned outages, and deployment windows.

- Coordinate cross-team dependencies and resolve conflicts to minimize operational impacts and maintain service stability and SLA performance.

- Synchronize release activities with incident management, operational support, and disaster recovery stakeholders to ensure continuity of operations and recovery readiness.

- Track release progress, risks, and performance metrics using dashboards, reporting tools, and Agile/SAFe methodologies (e.g., burn-up/down charts).

- Support integration of Agile and SAFe practices across teams, promoting transparency, efficiency, and continuous improvement in release execution.

- Ensure release documentation, artifacts, and reporting are accurate, complete, and audit-ready in alignment with ITSM and governance requirements.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. Active Public Trust and/or DHS Suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status required.

- Demonstrated experience serving as a Release Manager or Release Train Engineer (RTE) in enterprise IT environments.

- Proven experience coordinating large-scale, multi-team release planning and execution across complex technical environments.

- Strong knowledge of ITIL-based change and release management processes.

- Experience applying Agile and SAFe frameworks, including PI planning and cross-team coordination.

- Demonstrated ability to manage release dependencies, risks, and scheduling conflicts across multiple stakeholders.

- Experience supporting enterprise ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) for release tracking and reporting.

- Ability to produce and maintain release documentation, metrics, and audit artifacts.

- Experience coordinating releases in environments requiring high availability and strict SLA adherence.

- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

- 8+ years of experience in IT service management, release management, or Agile program delivery roles.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience supporting federal government environments.

- Familiarity with system engineering lifecycle frameworks.

- Experience coordinating releases across multi-domain environments (network, cloud, applications, telecom).

- Strong understanding of CMDB integration with release and change processes.

- Experience using Agile metrics and reporting tools to track performance and delivery outcomes.

- Ability to lead cross-functional coordination efforts in large-scale enterprise environments.

- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

- Experience driving continuous improvement and Agile transformation initiatives.

- SAFe certification (e.g., SAFe RTE, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent).

- ITIL Foundation (or higher) preferred.

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Minimum Requirements

TCS124, T4, Band 7

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Minimum Salary

$

100,000.00

Maximum Salary

$

150,000.00