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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IAM Release Manager - **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC. - **Location:** Irving, TX, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $114,400 - $145,600 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Delivery Pipeline, Deployment Automation, Software Version Control - **Published:** November 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careercircle.com/jobs/all/all/usa/tx/irving/768406e2-ca18-4fb1-b392-a1c5ad93f87c ## About the Role Release management, Devops, Agile, Project management, Release planning, CI/CD, Risk Management, Version Control, Automated Test Top Skills Details Release management,Devops,Agile,Project management,Release planning,CI/CD,Risk Management,Version Control,Automated Test Additional Skills & Qualifications Certification required (1 or more of the following certifications will be required): Foundational IT Service Management: ITIL 4 Foundation: The essential starting point for understanding enterprise IT service management (ITSM) and release processes. ITIL 4 Practitioner: Release Management: Specifically targets the practices of making new or changed services available. Project Management: PMP (Project Management Professional): Ideal if your organization approaches releases through structured project management. CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management): A great entry-level alternative to the PMP. Agile & Scaled Frameworks: CSM (Certified ScrumMaster): Helpful if your teams operate in fast-paced Agile environments., Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. ## Description DevOps Planning Refining Operations Leadership Management Automation Governance Checklists Coordinating Quality Gate Communication Collaboration Cyber Security Risk Management Version Control Safety Assurance Security Testing Agile Methodology Change Management Incident Response Project Management Release Management Business Valuation Delivery Pipelines Process Improvement Business Objectives IT Service Management Business Requirements Sprint Retrospectives Full Stack Development Certified Scrum Master Business Transformation Agile Project Management Scrum (Software Development) Business Continuity Planning Milestones (Project Management) Certified Associate In Project Management Project Management Professional Certification Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Release Manager specializes in planning, coordinating, and executing software release processes across multiple teams and environments. These professionals manage the complex orchestration required to move software from development through testing to production deployment, ensuring quality, compliance, and business objectives are met. Plan and coordinate release schedules across multiple development teams and product lines Manage release pipelines, deployment automation, and environment coordination Facilitate communication between development, QA, operations, and business stakeholders Oversee quality gates, testing phases, and release readiness assessments Coordinate rollback procedures and incident response during deployment issues Maintain release documentation, process improvements, and lessons learned Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies Analyze release metrics and continuously improve delivery processes Unlike project managers who focus on feature development, Release Managers concentrate specifically on the delivery pipeline and deployment logistics. They must understand both technical infrastructure requirements and business impact considerations to successfully coordinate complex software releases. Positions Contributions to Work Group: - Effectively communicates and clarifies business requirements across stakeholders, ensuring alignment and shared understanding. - Proactively engages stakeholders to gather, refine, and document requirements, reducing ambiguity and improving delivery outcomes. - Demonstrates strong communication and collaboration skills, facilitating productive discussions that help translate business needs into actionable requirements. Typical task breakdown: - Acts as the traffic controller across development, cybersecurity, QA, operations, and business teams, ensuring releases are coordinated, risks are understood, dependencies are cleared, and stakeholders know what is happening. - Review the release schedule/calendar, upcoming deployments, milestones, and dependencies. - Participate in team stand-ups and identify blockers that could affect release dates. - Validate release readiness, including required security, testing, change-management, and approval gates. - Prepare upcoming changes for CAB or other governance reviews where applicable. - Coordinate between developers, product owners, infrastructure, cybersecurity, QA, and other dependent teams. - Drive resolution of blockers and ensure owners are assigned to outstanding release activities. - Confirm deployment, rollback, contingency, and communication plans. - Provide leadership and stakeholders with concise updates on release status, risks, decisions needed, and schedule impacts. - Coordinate release activities and ensure teams execute against the agreed schedule. - Maintain visibility into deployment progress and quickly escalate issues. - Coordinate decisions when a release needs to be delayed, stopped, or rolled back. - Ensure the appropriate technical teams are engaged when deployment problems arise. - Confirm release completion and capture outstanding follow-up items. - Facilitate post-release reviews or retrospectives when needed. - Track recurring release issues and identify process improvements. - Improve release schedules, checklists, governance, documentation, and handoffs between teams.