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Release Manager

Northern Base

  • Irvine, CA
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    Support AWS migration tools and services such as: o AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) o AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) o AWS Migration Hub o AWS CloudFormation o AWS CloudWatch Validate migration readiness and operational support transition. The Release Manager will collaborate with infrastructure teams, cloud architects, application owners, network teams, security teams, AWS engineers, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth migration waves and production deployments.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationIrvine, CA

    Description

    Job Description
    Release Manager
    Required Qualifications
    Experience
    8+ years of IT experience.
    5+ years in Release Management, Deployment Management, or Program Delivery.
    Experience managing large-scale Data Center Migration projects.
    Hands-on experience with On-Premises to AWS Cloud migrations.
    Experience in enterprise infrastructure transformation programs.
    Technical Skills
    AWS Cloud Services
    AWS Migration Hub
    AWS MGN
    AWS DMS
    EC2, VPC, IAM, Route 53
    CloudWatch
    Change Management Tools (ServiceNow, Remedy)
    CI/CD Tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
    Infrastructure and Networking Concepts
    Server, Storage, and Virtualization Technologies
    Methodologies
    ITIL Change and Release Management
    Agile and Waterfall Delivery Models
    Project Management Principles
    Risk Management and Governance
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    Preferred Certifications
    AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
    AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
    AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
    ITIL Foundation v4
    PMP or PRINCE2 Certification
    SAFe Agilist (Preferred)
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    Key Competencies
    Release Planning & Scheduling
    Migration Wave Management
    Stakeholder Management
    Executive Communication
    Risk Assessment & Mitigation
    Incident & Problem Management
    Vendor Coordination
    Cutover Planning & Execution
    Conflict Resolution
    Leadership & Team Collaboration
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    Success Metrics
    100% adherence to release schedules.
    Successful migration of workloads with minimal downtime.
    Reduced deployment-related incidents.
    Successful execution of migration cutovers.
    Improved stakeholder satisfaction.
    Compliance with change management and governance standards.
    Roles & Responsibilities
    We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to lead and coordinate releases associated with large-scale Data Center Migration programs from On-Premises environments to AWS Cloud. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, governing, and executing migration releases while ensuring minimal business disruption, adherence to change management processes, and successful migration outcomes.
    The Release Manager will collaborate with infrastructure teams, cloud architects, application owners, network teams, security teams, AWS engineers, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth migration waves and production deployments.
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    Key Responsibilities
    Release Planning & Management
    Develop and maintain end-to-end release management plans for data center migration projects.
    Define migration waves, release schedules, deployment calendars, and cutover strategies.
    Coordinate multiple migration releases across applications, databases, servers, and infrastructure components.
    Manage release dependencies, risks, and resource allocation across workstreams.
    Establish release governance, approvals, and deployment checkpoints.
    Migration & Cutover Management
    Lead migration cutover activities from on-premises environments to AWS.
    Coordinate migration events including:
    o Server migrations
    o Application migrations
    o Database migrations
    o Network cutovers
    o DNS transitions
    o Disaster Recovery testing
    Develop detailed rollback and contingency plans.
    Ensure migration readiness through rehearsals and mock cutovers.
    Stakeholder Coordination
    Serve as the primary point of contact for release and deployment activities.
    Coordinate with:
    o Cloud Architects
    o AWS Migration Teams
    o Application Owners
    o Infrastructure Teams
    o Security Teams
    o Change Advisory Board (CAB)
    o Business Stakeholders
    Conduct release status meetings and executive reporting.
    Change Management
    Ensure compliance with ITIL Change Management processes.
    Prepare and submit change requests (CRs) for migration activities.
    Facilitate CAB approvals and implementation reviews.
    Track and resolve release-related issues.
    Risk & Issue Management
    Identify migration-related risks and develop mitigation strategies.
    Manage release go/no-go decisions.
    Escalate critical issues and coordinate recovery actions.
    Track release KPIs and post-migration incidents.
    AWS Cloud Migration Governance
    Ensure migration activities align with AWS best practices.
    Support AWS migration tools and services such as:
    o AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
    o AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
    o AWS Migration Hub
    o AWS CloudFormation
    o AWS CloudWatch
    Validate migration readiness and operational support transition.
    Testing & Validation
    Coordinate:
    o System Integration Testing (SIT)
    o User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
    o Operational Readiness Testing
    o Performance Testing
    o Disaster Recovery Testing
    Ensure business sign-offs before production releases.
    Reporting & Metrics
    Maintain release dashboards and migration status reports.
    Track:
    o Release Success Rate
    o Migration Completion Rate
    o Downtime Metrics
    o Defect Leakage
    o Rollback Frequency
    o SLA Compliance
    Present executive-level updates.

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