Release Manager - Oracle ERP Applications

10 + years of experience in Oacle Project management and release management.

• Cisco Experience is mandatory.
• Experience in raising Change requests and the process of getting approvals.
• Cisco experience is an advantage.
• Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle.
• Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.
• Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.
• Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release are not affected.
• Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release.
• Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget.
• Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.
• Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.
• Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities
• Make sure the allocation of Release Engineers to every release.
• Communicate with release managers from different IT departments.
• Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully.
• Team up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software.
• Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks, if any.
• Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies.
• Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.
• Project management experience
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
• Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies
• Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle
• Expertise in computer programming
• Team management skills
• Knowledge of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum, Waterfall, or Kanban
• Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating system

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Project management skills with knowledge of presentation
• Problem-solving and analytics skills
• Team and time management skills