Release Manager

Role Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Release Manager at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

As a Release Manager, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of government. You will play a crucial role in improving, operating and managing IT Systems.

• Develop and maintain a release schedule to track scheduled deployments, maintenance windows, dependencies, and risks
• Obtain customer approvals before any functionality is released to environments
• Align release management processes with ITIL 4 best practices focusing on efficiency, automation, and service value delivery
• Participate in ECCB and ECAB to coordinate release activities with the customer and Modules to ensure interoperability between systems
• Establish a structured release process that aligns with governance policies
• Maintain a Release Listing Document that tracks all planned, in progress, and completed releases
• Coordinate with development, QA, operations, and business teams
• Define release scope, objectives, and timelines
• Oversee the release deployment process, ensuring all pre-release steps are complete (i.e., testing production validation)
• Develop and enforce rollback plans and contingency strategies in case of release failures
• Ensure smooth transitions between development, testing, and production environments
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Act as the primary point of contact for all release-related activity
• Develop reports providing visibility into timelines, status, and quality of releases

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of work experience managing new product releases or related experience
• Two (2) years of work with Change Management, Incidents, and CAB processes and procedures
• Working knowledge of deployment strategies and executing release windows and cycles
• Working knowledge of IT best practices, policies and regulations, software development lifecycle, and ITIL Release Management Methodology
• Working knowledge of Risk Management and Mitigation
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems, or related field
• Preferred: Healthcare IT Systems, especially MES/Medicaid Systems

Requirements

• Location: Remote. 20-40% travel may be required.
• Security: A background check will be required.
• Timeline: This is a contingent job posting. Work is not expected to begin until August of 2027 or later.

Benefits

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• Paid leave: 15 days of paid leave per calendar year and an additional 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Family Leave program: Up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance