Release Manager
DevOps
4+ years of experience
Limassol
Mayflower is a technology company that alters the entertainment industry to a new level of perception and engagement.
We are building the future of live entertainment. We believe that by providing people with the best and highest-quality live streaming experience in entertainment, we can tackle the world’s “problems” better, together!
Now we are looking for a Release Manager to improve our Software Development Lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle;
- Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.
- Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates;
- Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected;
- Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release;
- Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget;
- Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release;
- Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.
- Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities;
- Make sure the allocation of Release Engineers to every release;
- Communicate with release managers from different IT departments;
- Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully;
- Team up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software;
- Schedule the CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks, if any;
- Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies;
- Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.
Requirements
- Project management experience;
- Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines;
- Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies;
- Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle;
- Expertise in computer programming;
- Team management skills;
- Experience in the use of Application Release Automation tools such as ElectricFlow, Puppet Enterprise, Buildmaster, and Visual Studio Release Management;
- Knowledge of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban.
Conditions
- The equipped office in the center of the city;
- A steep springboard for personal and professional growth;
- Employment contract under EU law, fully white salary, work visa for 3 years, company support in obtaining work visas for family members;
- Full relocation package (tickets to Limassol for you and your family, apartments for the first month at our expense);
- Developing your professional competencies through courses and/or conferences;
- Language courses, mindfulness webinars, corporate discounts on Coursera and other platforms, corporate incentive programs;
- Free catering in the office, and a free cafeteria with a health bar;
- Medical insurance for the whole family, mobile package, support with the purchase of a car, and covering of school/kindergartens expenses;
- Modern MacBook;
- The possibility of self-realization, and the possibility to influence technical decisions making;
- Big friendly community, IT international teams, corporate events, team buildings, and hackathons.
Recruitment process
- HR interview (1 hour);
- Technical interview (1,5 hour);
- Final interview (1 hour).