Release Manager (Configuration and Change Management)

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS123, T3, Band 6

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Plan, schedule, and execute application releases, operating

system patches, security updates, hardware upgrades, and

Other changes across mission-critical systems.

- Manage the release lifecycle, including version control ,

implementation and rollback planning, Go/No-Go reviews,

deployment coverage, and post-deployment validation.

- Maintain deployment, implementation, and communication

plans in accordance with configuration management and

document control standards.

- Coordinate software builds, DevOps configuration changes,

and deployments across development, test, staging, and

production environments.

- Partner with Agile, DevSecOps, engineering, testing,

operations, infrastructure, and third-party teams to align

release schedules, dependencies, and resources.

- Facilitate TRB, CRB, CRQ, and OCCB meetings; prepare

agendas, materials, decisions, and action items.

- Identify and mitigate risks, issues, conflicts, and resource

constraints affecting release scope, schedule, quality, or

stability.

- Provide timely release communications on schedules,

readiness, status, outcomes, and required actions.

Administer GitLab, including upgrades, patching, incident

resolution, access, and account management.

- Track release activities, change requests, and deployment

status in EWM and ServiceNow.

- Coordinate application testing, release validation, production

readiness, and post-deployment verification.

- Improve release and configuration management processes,

tools, documentation, and training.

Minimum Requirements

TCS123, T3, Band 6

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Active Secret clearance is required.

- Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S.

citizens; candidates with dual citizenship cannot be

considered.

- Minimum of 7 years of experience in release management,

DevOps, configuration management, or a related technical

role.

- Experience managing enterprise-level software builds,

releases, and deployments across development, test,

staging, and production environments.

- Experience with version control, configuration

management, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile or DevSecOps

methodologies.

- Strong communication, facilitation, organization, and crosE

functional coordination skills, with the ability to manage

multiple concurrent releases and priorities.

- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for dail

onsite work and on-call requirements.

- This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime

Candidates must be willing and able to meet recall

requirements, including participation in a rotational on-call

schedule.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience administering GitLab or supporting GitLab upgrades, patching, access, and account management.

- Experience with UrbanCode Deploy, Jazz Engineering Workflow M...