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Project description We're seeking a strong Release Manager that would be responsible for release management and overall engagement with one of the peers within the top tier insurance company account. A Release Manager plays a crucial role in the Application/Service Development and Delivery process In Luxoft, our culture is one that strives on solving difficult problems focusing on product engineering based on hypothesis testing to empower people to come up with ideas. In this new adventure, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a world-class team in the field of Insurance by building a holistic solution, interacting with multidisciplinary teams, working on cutting-edge technologies, utilizing the MS Azure capabilities. A project is a customization of a global Insurance company appilcation to reflect the specifics of North American market, and provide integerations with the regional applications and regulators. Responsibilities Managing risks and resolving challenges that impact release scope, quality, and schedules Planning release windows and cycles across portfolios, components Managing relationships working on interrelated processes Communicating crucial release plans and changes Measuring and monitoring progress to achieve a timely software release within defined budgetary limits and defined quality standards Coordinating processes between different teams (possibly in various locations) Communicating necessary release details to business teams Managing, planning, and negotiating release activities Initiating and overseeing progressive release processes Coordinating enterprise release content and efforts based on OS updates and third-party apps Producing deployment, implementation, and run books plans Conducting release readiness and milestone reviews Maintaining release schedules for every core service and ensuring it aligns with major vendors and other stakeholders Working with release engineers to comprehend code merges and branch ramifications Leading and coordinating checklist and deployment plan execution Developing automation and release management tools along with scripts necessary for the construction, continuous integration, and deployment of software release Researching new software development and the best methods and techniques for managing configurations regarding a business's existing needs Ensuring that releases operate as per expectations Ensuring that requirements are clear across dependent project streams with an effective release Initiating and overseeing the development of technical guides and training for external functionality Managing the development of deliverables into production environments Validating release notes Deployment management of deliverables to the test environment particularly guaranteeing that the external dependent items are available during the test runtime Skills Must have 5+ Yrs Proven Work Experience on Application Deployment & Release Management with DevSecOps background & an Overall IT Experience of 12+ yrs Experience Active position, able to self-manage and follow-up multiple activities with different corporate functions Project Management experience of 10+ years. Should have experience in managing multiple teams of 20 to 25 people Have an experience in defining the process for executing a small to medium projects Experience in effort, cost estimation, resource loading and calculation of gross margin Should have experience with SOW & billing Should have handled a distributed team at onsite and offshore Experience in team formation from the initial phase of the project Should have experience in people management, motivation monitoring, talent development Experience in identifying risk, risk management, stakeholders' management Reporting the program/project status to internal and external stakeholders Should have good communication and presentation skills Have experience in creating the project plan using Microsoft Project Nice to have Should have been working on Agile DevOps culture [ADO] Kanban and sprints. Excellent communication and coordination abilities. Proficiency in release management tools and software. Certifications in project management (e.g., PMP) or specific software tools can be beneficial Other Languages English: C1 Advanced Location - Pune,Bangalore,Hyderabad,Chennai,Noida
