Release Manager

Dunhill Professional Search of Wilmington, Inc.

Arlington, VA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$100,000–$146,000 Per Year

JOB TYPE

Full-time

SKILLS

Atlassian JIRA, Automation, Change Management, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Federal Government, Federal Laws and Regulations, Git, Government, Information Technology & Information Systems, Jenkins, Metrics, Operations Security (OPSEC), Organizational Skills, Release Management/Engineering, Risk Analysis, Security Clearance, Team Lead/Manager

LOCATION

Arlington, VA

POSTED

8 days ago

Release Manager | Mission-Critical Government Systems This role requires an active Secret clearance. Falsely claiming to hold a federal security clearance is a violation of federal law and subject to criminal prosecution. All clearances will be verified before any offer is extended.Are you the person who sleeps soundly on release night because you've thought of everything? We're looking for a Release Manager who thrives on precision, cross-team coordination, and zero-downtime delivery for the systems that keep government running.What you'll doYou'll own the full release lifecycle — from scope definition and scheduling to post-deployment retrospectives — serving as the connective tissue between development, operations, security, and business stakeholders. You'll run release readiness reviews, write airtight deployment runbooks, track DORA metrics, and use the data to keep raising the bar.Own end-to-end release planning: change bundling, scheduling, and stakeholder communication across every deploymentBuild and execute detailed runbooks with clear validation gates, decision checkpoints, and rollback proceduresIntegrate release management into CI/CD pipelines, environment promotion workflows, and change management practicesTrack deployment frequency, change failure rate, and MTTR — and turn those numbers into real process improvementsNavigate CAB reviews and formal authorization processes with confidence, keeping every release compliant with agency policiesWhat you bring4–7 years in release management, change management, or a closely related DevOps/IT operations roleBachelor's in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experienceSolid hands-on experience with Jenkins, Git, Jira, and related DevOps toolingSharp communication and organizational skills — you can manage multiple concurrent releases without dropping a threadExperience with risk assessment, release automation, and post-release reviewsU.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearanceBonus points forFamiliarity with federal agency IT infrastructure and compliance frameworksITIL Foundation certification or equivalent#cjpost

Release Manager

Dunhill Professional Search of Wilmington, Inc.

Arlington, VA

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Dunhill Professional Search of Wilmington, Inc.

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