Release Manager
Company: Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Location: Fayetteville
Posted on: May 9, 2022
Job Description:
Position:Release ManagerJob Description:Remote work employees
may be required to be present at the closest designated Arrow
office for work-related purposes, at the company's request and sole
discretion.Arrow Electronics, Inc. - a Fortune 150 company helps
the world's best technology companies think "Five Years Out,"
working together to continually innovate the "next big thing". We
are a global provider of technology products, services, and
solutions, with 2020 sales of over $30 billion. Arrow Digital runs
several global e-commerce sites which integrate with core
back-office systems.As our cross-team Release Manager your
responsibility is to coordinate and guide the releases our Delivery
teams need help planning.The majority of our team members are
local, but we do work internationally as well.The different teams
support parts of our application stack, and may use different
technologies, delivery mechanisms and cadence for their
deliveries.There are inter-dependencies and business priorities
which will need to be considered and balanced, as well as hot fixes
and other unplanned deployments.However, you are not doing this
alone, as the Product team, the Delivery leads, as well as the
Planning & Delivery manager will help you shaping priorities.You
are communicative, on top of things and are eager to structure,
refine and guide processes around release management.You are as
comfortable talking to a development team as you are presenting to
senior management.What You'll Be Doing
- Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope,
schedule and quality
- Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are
delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed
expectations
- Coordinate release content and effort between Dev Ops, QA ,
PMO, Development and PO teams
- Manage relationships and coordinate work between different
teams at different locations
- Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews
- Produce Deployment, Run Books and Technical Implementation
Plans
- Weekly Release Reporting
- Communicate release details and schedules to the Business and
D&E teams as required
- Plan and manage all agreed release activities and the release
calendar including infrastructure, environments, and data center
activities
- Coordinate / communicate with other Digital Business Units &
Core IT as necessary
- Work with development and QA team to understand impacts of
branches and code merges
- Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure
alignment across key partners and vendors
- Participate in the co-ordination of Go-Live activities
including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists
- Own the execution of Go-Live activities and schedule
- Maintains a release repository and manages key information such
as build and release procedures, dependencies, feature flags and
flag status; and notification lists
- Manage production issue triage process to ensure speedy
resolution of issues / bugs
- Perform post mortem reviews to identify root causes of release
issues and to continuously improve the process.What We Are Looking
For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 2-3 years of previous release and/or project management
experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles
preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in information systems operations
environment in systems analysis or development with both on-premise
and cloud environments
- Experience in eCommerce
- Formal training in project management practices preferred
- Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams
toward task completion
- Experience with Jira, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Git
- Demonstrated effective collaboration and analytical skills
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a
must
- Ability to easily switch and translate between technical and
business communicationsEducation:5-7 years related experience with
a 4 year degree; or 4 years experience and an advanced degreeWhat
We Offer at ArrowAt Arrow, we are driving innovation and choice by
offering employees a variety of benefits designed to keep you and
your family physically and financially healthy.Not only do we offer
a competitive salary and work-life balance, we offer benefits to
match your needs:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k, With Matching Contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
Options
- Growth Opportunities
- Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Discounted RTD Passes, with convenient office location off RTD
Light Rail (Dry Creek Exit)
- On-site Caf-- with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles
(availability subject to COVID-19 office guidelines)
- 24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers, Free for Use to All
Employees! (availability subject to COVID-19 office
guidelines)
- Free covered parking, included bicycle and motorcycle
parking
- And more!Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:$91,600.00 -
$115,500.00Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from
posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work
experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between
base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at
offer. Location:US-CO-Colorado (Remote Employees)Time Type:Full
timeJob Category:Information TechnologyEEO Statement:Arrow is an
equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for
employment without attention to race, color, religion, gender, age,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or
disability status. (Arrow EEO/AAP policy)Arrow COVID-19 Vaccination
Policy:Arrow requires all new employees in the United States to
provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination prior to beginning work,
except where prohibited by law.
Keywords: Arrow Electronics, Inc., Fayetteville , Release Manager, Executive , Fayetteville, Arkansas
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