Release Analyst

About the jobFederal Government Role12 months initial contract up to 1x 12 months potential extensionLocation : ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WAHybrid work arrangementsAustralian Citizenship with a Baseline Security ClearanceBridge IT Engineering is seeking a Junior Release Manager for a federal government department with offices in the ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA.

The role helps to ensure adherence to the Department's Change, Release and Deployment Management policy, process and procedures to support provision of reliable and consistent ICT services.Key Duties and Responsibilities : Assist in the execution of the Release Management processes inclusive of scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across the department for multiple applications across various portfolios, i.e.

Salesforce, MuleSoft, EDW, SAP, APIC, Environments, Data.

Releases may be inclusive of Projects and Programs, application changes, operating system patches, security improvements, and hardware upgrades.Assist in the coordination of recurring review and refinement of release content based on the prioritised business and non-functional backlogs, service requests, third party applications, or operating system / environment updates.Assist in the development and maintenance of the Release schedule, balancing technical dependencies and business requirements, compliance and other priorities.Assist in the Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go / No-Go reviews.Assist in the coordination of the production of Release, Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans.Work with release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code merges.Produce regular Release Reporting and represent the Release program and status in ICT Change Management activities and release planning.Ensure all ICT Change Processes are followed including Cyber assessments, Penetration testing, Go / No-Go gates.Essential criteriaAt least 1 to 2 years' experience working in a Release Management processes in an enterprise business system context.Working knowledge of the SDLC, DevOps and CI / CD, with proven experience of release management tools like JIRA, Confluence and Agile Methodologies.Experience managing release-related interdependencies, ensuring adherence to key governance processes and milestone management, and maintaining the integrity of releases.Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal, along with good collaboration, time management and negotiation skillset.Ability to work under pressure and willingness to drive and improve all aspects of Release processes.Relevant tertiary qualifications; and an industry recognised qualification in project management, such as Diploma of Project Management; or SAFe Agile.Desirable criteriaRelease and / or Project Management experience in Federal or State Government environments.Comfortable with new ways of thinking about accessibility and enthusiastic about accessible design & development will be highly regarded.Understanding of the Solution Delivery Lifecycle and relationship to Change Management & Release Management.Experience conducting risk assessments and implementing mitigation strategies to protect against potential security threats.Your ICT Recruiter for this roleEmily

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