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Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.\nResponsibilities for this Position\nThe Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, governing, creating, and managing software releases and the associated release management process in support of multiple mission capabilities and program increments.\nThe Release Manager serves as the primary coordination point among Software Teams, Integration & Test (I&T), Configuration Management (CM), DevSecOps/DSO, Operations, Maintenance & Sustainment (OM&S), cybersecurity, and program management.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nRelease Planning and Scheduling\nDevelop, maintain, and communicate release plans, cadence, milestones, and deployment schedules across multiple releases.\nTrack delivery dates and provide timely status, risk, and schedule updates to program leadership.\nIdentify release dependencies, constraints, risks, and decision points; coordinate mitigation or escalation as appropriate.\nRelease Readiness and Governance\nEstablish and execute a consistent release management process.\nCreate a body-of-evidence for each release candidate, ensuring the software changes, resolved defects, risks, open defects, cybersecurity findings, test results, deployment readiness, and operational impacts are understood.\nAttend and participate in the release management configuration control boards (CCBs) and provide release content, release status, readiness evidence, deployment constraints, and rollback considerations.\nRelease Documentation and Reporting\nGenerate and maintain a body-of-evidence (BoE) for each release candidate. Depending on the CCB, BoEs may include: \nIdentification of changed software artifacts (new, modified, and deleted).\nResolved defects and features\nUnresolved defects and features\nCCB checklists\nTest procedures and test reports\nCybersecurity analysis\nDeployment prerequisites and environment impacts\nOperational considerations, dependencies, and rollback information\nInstallation and rollback procedures\nDesign, maintain, and improve release reporting mechanisms that enable stakeholders to view planned versus actual releases, release content, schedule performance, readiness status, and release metrics.\nIdentify, maintain, and report software-delivery metrics, including MVT/feature progress, release predictions, release cadence, and release readiness.\nSuggested Qualifications / Experience\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.\nExperience with Agile, iterative, and/or milestone-driven software delivery models.\nDetail oriented, with a familiarity with configuration management, defect management, version control, CI/CD pipelines, software testing, cybersecurity, and deployment processes.\nFamiliarity with Jira, Gitlab, Confluence, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is recommended.\nAbility to assess technical evidence and communicate clear, objective release recommendations.\nOur Commitment to You:\nAn exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.\nResearch oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security\nFlexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)\nCompetitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more\nSee more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits\nWorkplace Options: This position can be fully on-site or a minimum of three days in the office.While on-site, you will be a part of the SDA team located in Scottsdale, Arizona.\nSalary Note\nThis estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). 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