Release, Production Readiness Manager

Valiant Solutions

. Lead release planning, deployment coordination, cutover, and production readiness across AirHub UAT, Beta, and Production releases .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in enterprise release management, including developing release plans, deployment schedules, and rollback procedures. Proficient in coordinating complex application releases across multiple technical teams while ensuring production readiness and operational stability.

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Enterprise Release ManagementDeployment ManagementCI/CD PracticesCloud Infrastructure (AWS Preferred)Agile Software Development

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Hard Skills

Release PlanningDeployment CoordinationCutover PlanningRollback ProceduresProduction Readiness CriteriaIncident ManagementTechnical Readiness CriteriaRisk ManagementDefect ManagementConfiguration Management

Soft Skills

PlanningCoordinationProblem-SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

DevSecOpsMonitoring ToolsOperational RunbooksCloud-Native Environments

Industry Keywords

Federal Technology EnvironmentsProduction SupportStabilizationHypercareAgile Methodologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead release planning, deployment coordination, cutover, and production readiness across AirHub UAT, Beta, and Production releases
Develop and maintain integrated release plans, release calendars, readiness checklists, and deployment schedules
Coordinate application, data, integration, infrastructure, configuration, and other technical deployment activities
Establish and track technical and operational release readiness criteria and entry/exit criteria
Facilitate technical release readiness reviews and support go/no-go decision-making
Develop detailed cutover plans, deployment sequencing, roles, responsibilities, and execution procedures
Ensure rollback/backout plans and deployment procedures are documented, validated, and ready for execution
Track release dependencies, defects, risks, issues, and technical readiness across delivery teams
Coordinate with Quality Engineering to incorporate testing results and unresolved defects into release readiness decisions
Establish production support, incident management, and escalation procedures for each release
Ensure monitoring, alerting, runbooks, SOPs, access, incident/problem management, backup/recovery, and support procedures are ready
Coordinate post-deployment validation and production verification activities
Lead release stabilization and technical hypercare activities
Coordinate transition of stabilized releases into normal operations and maintenance
Work closely with Engineering, Quality Engineering, Data, DevSecOps, Product, and operations teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in enterprise release management, deployment management, production readiness, DevOps, IT operations, or related technology delivery roles
Demonstrated experience coordinating complex enterprise application releases across multiple technical teams and environments
Experience developing release plans, deployment schedules, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and production readiness criteria
Strong understanding of modern CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, application deployment, data deployment, and configuration management practices
Experience facilitating release readiness and go/no-go reviews
Experience with production support, monitoring, incident/problem management, operational runbooks, and stabilization/hypercare
Experience managing release dependencies, risks, defects, and technical entry/exit criteria
Experience supporting Agile software development and iterative release models
Experience with cloud-native environments; AWS experience preferred
Experience supporting Federal technology environments preferred
Excellent planning, coordination, problem-solving, and communication skills
Quiet and distraction-free workspace with adequate internet
Full attention and availability during working hours
Schedule aligned with coworkers' and clients' core business hours
Must disclose current or future outside employment engagements and obtain written approval
Ability to sit or stand at a desk for prolonged periods and consistently operate a computer
Frequent communication and exchange of accurate information via electronic communication, phones, and in person
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move moderate amounts of weight, typically less than 20 pounds

Benefits

Comp & perks

Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Full-time Employees
Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents
100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for Full-time Employees
100% Paid Certifications
401K Matching up to 4%
Paid Time Off
Paid Federal Holidays
Wellness & Fitness Program
Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal
FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking
Referral Bonuses
Remote work
Work-life balance
Career development opportunities