Change And Release Manager

As an experienced Change & Release Management Specialist, your role will involve overseeing and coordinating application changes and releases across multiple environments in a large enterprise services environment. You will focus on managing the release lifecycle, ensuring smooth deployments, and collaborating closely with Release Managers, Application Teams, and Service Teams to support automation-driven processes. Your strong experience in release planning, process automation, configuration management, and enterprise-level deployments will be crucial for success in this role. **Responsibilities:** - Manage and coordinate all application changes and releases across non-production and production environments - Collaborate with Release Managers, Application, Platform, and DevOps teams to integrate automated release workflows - Support CI/CD-driven release pipelines and perform minor automation enhancements using Python and YAML, and implement runbook improvements - Ensure all releases follow change management policies, approvals, and audit requirements - Provision and manage cloud-based environments and containerized applications (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman) as part of the release process - Manage security and compliance scans (Checkmarx secrets, vulnerability checks, internal tools) as part of releases - Monitor logging and observability using cloud-native tools and Splunk - Maintain detailed documentation for releases, runbooks, automation processes, and SOPs - Perform ad-hoc operational, release-related, and automation tasks as required - Participate in shift-based support for critical releases or environments - Explore AI-driven automation and process improvements to optimize release reliability and efficiency **Requirements:** - 5+ years of experience in Change & Release Management for enterprise applications (IB&M / financial services) - Strong knowledge of Release Management, Change Management, Configuration Management, and Problem/Incident Management - Hands-on experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and integrating automation workflows - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar) and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman) - Ability to perform minor enhancements or scripts using Python and YAML in the release pipeline - Experience with source control systems (GitLab, Git) and build/deployment scripts - Solid understanding of databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and ability to integrate DB automation into releases - Experience integrating security and compliance scans into release processes - Experience with monitoring/logging tools (cloud-native + Splunk) - Experience documenting processes using Confluence, Jira, or similar tools - Familiarity with AI-driven automation concepts in release and deployment processes - Strong verbal and written communication skills As an experienced Change & Release Management Specialist, your role will involve overseeing and coordinating application changes and releases across multiple environments in a large enterprise services environment. You will focus on managing the release lifecycle, ensuring smooth deployments, and collaborating closely with Release Managers, Application Teams, and Service Teams to support automation-driven processes. Your strong experience in release planning, process automation, configuration management, and enterprise-level deployments will be crucial for success in this role. **Responsibilities:** - Manage and coordinate all application changes and releases across non-production and production environments - Collaborate with Release Managers, Application, Platform, and DevOps teams to integrate automated release workflows - Support CI/CD-driven release pipelines and perform minor automation enhancements using Python and YAML, and implement runbook improvements - Ensure all releases follow change management policies, approvals, and audit requirements - Provision and manage cloud-based environments and containerized applications (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman) as part of the release process - Manage security and compliance scans (Checkmarx secrets, vulnerability checks, internal tools) as part of releases - Monitor logging and observability using cloud-native tools and Splunk - Maintain detailed documentation for releases, runbooks, automation processes, and SOPs - Perform ad-hoc operational, release-related, and automation tasks as required - Participate in shift-based support for critical releases or environments - Explore AI-driven automation and process improvements to optimize release reliability and efficiency **Requirements:** - 5+ years of experience in Change & Release Management for enterprise applications (IB&M / financial services) - Strong knowledge of Release Management, Change Management, Configuration Management, and Problem/Incident Management - Hands-on experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and integrating automation workflows - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar) and containerized d