IT Release Specialist
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Job Summary
VAM Systems is currently looking for IT Release Specialist for our UAE operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions:
Qualification:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
- Preferred: ITIL Certification (Foundation or higher).
Experience Skills & Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of ITIL processes DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with release management tools (e.g. ServiceNow Jira Azure DevOps).
- Excellent communication coordination and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple releases simultaneously.
- Experience in cloud environments (AWS Azure).
- Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
- Proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a structured repeatable release strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Create and manage release calendars windows and timelines to ensure predictability and coordination.
- Coordinate release activities across development QA operations and business teams to reduce handoff issues.
- Ensure releases comply with organizational governance change control and ITIL based risk management practices.
- Conduct comprehensive release readiness checks including environment validation risk assessment and rollback planning.
- Ensure all release components are fully tested and validated to maintain system stability.
- Define document and standardize release processes roles and responsibilities for consistent execution.
- Implement and enhance automation using CI/CD pipelines and version control to accelerate and de risk releases.
- Oversee deployment execution across environments to ensure smooth controlled and compliant releases.
- Apply modern release techniques such as progressive rollouts and feature flags to reduce exposure and mitigate risk.
- Track key release related metrics such as deployment frequency change failure rate and rollback frequency.
- Monitor real time release performance and proactively address issues that impact service availability or user experience.
- Communicate release scope risks schedules and post deployment outcomes clearly to all stakeholders.
- Manage expectations on release prioritization capacity and delivery commitments.
- Lead post release reviews to capture lessons learned and drive process improvements.
- Maintain continuous feedback loops to enhance reliability reduce defects and improve release predictability
Terms and conditions
Additional Information :
Terms and conditions:
Joining time frame: maximum 4 weeks
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- SQL
- Active Directory
- Information Technology
- Access Points
- System Software
- Database
- Infrastructure
- Linux
- Project Management
- Internet
- Troubleshoot
- PC
- Procedures
- Setup
- hardware
About Company
VAM Systems is a Business Consulting, Technology Solutions and Professional Services organization working with major organizations in USA, UAE, Bahrain, India, Singapore and Australia. Delivers leading edge information and communication technology based business solutions to enabl ... View more
