IT Software Engineer 5 – Release Manager / DevOps
Location: Chicago, IL or Peoria, IL (Hybrid – approximately 1 day onsite per week, may increase)
Duration: 12-Month Contract
Compensation: $85–$88/hr W2 + Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k) Match
We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to lead and coordinate software releases across multiple Agile teams in a cloud-based enterprise environment. This role combines release management, stakeholder coordination, CI/CD oversight, and DevOps support to ensure successful deployments and production stability.
Responsibilities
- Own release planning, release cadence, deployment execution, and Go/No-Go activities
- Coordinate with Engineering, QA, Product, Infrastructure, and Business stakeholders
- Monitor and manage CI/CD pipelines, deployment activities, and release readiness
- Facilitate rollback planning, risk mitigation, release documentation, and post-release validation
- Lead Scrum of Scrums and cross-team release coordination efforts
- Review deployment logs, triage pipeline failures, and coordinate resolution with development teams
- Manage release variables, environment configurations, daily builds, and feature deployment activities
- Drive continuous improvement in release quality, deployment reliability, and delivery processes
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of Release Management, Delivery Management, DevOps, or related experience
- 6+ years working with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Azure DevOps, and modern DevOps tools
- Experience supporting Agile/Scrum software delivery across multiple teams
- Strong understanding of AWS cloud environments and deployment processes
- Experience coordinating complex releases involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work flexible hours when required to support release schedules
Preferred Qualifications
- Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scrum Master, Technical Program Manager, or similar background
- Python experience
- Experience with automated testing, BDD, and Cucumber
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, rollback procedures, and release governance
Ideal Candidate This role is best suited for someone who can successfully orchestrate complex software releases, manage stakeholder expectations, coordinate multiple engineering teams, troubleshoot deployment issues, and drive releases from planning through production execution. Strong communication and release leadership are critical for success.
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