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BST Consultants, Inc.

Release Manager

Tampa, FL · On-site

Perform other related duties as directed Release Governance & Compliance * Define and maintain release management standards, policies, procedures and controls * Manage change approval processes and ...

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... directed processes, system engineering lifecycle, and IT lifecycle standards. - Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning activities, working with Product Owners and cross-functional teams to manage ...

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Head and direct collaborative efforts of release and developed management standards. * Define, rollout and on-going project management for professional provided services. * Identify new tools and ...

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Jacksonville, FL · Remote

You'll execute releases with precision, validate behavior post-deployment, and help maintain the ... You'll have direct access to production environments and be expected to exercise sound judgment in ...

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Release Engineer

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Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.

$233K - $303K/yr

Overview The Executive Director, Batch Release to lead the organization's commercial product disposition and batch release activities while ensuring compliance with global GMP regulations and quality ...

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Coordinate with the Government COR and TPOC on release scheduling and approval activities as directed by the Applications & Integration Lead Release Execution & Deployment Management: * Coordinate ...

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As of Sep 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for release director in the United States is $45.78, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $24.04 and $62.02 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Release Director vs Release Manager?

AspectRelease DirectorRelease Manager
ResponsibilitiesOversees multiple release teams, strategic planning, and overall release process managementManages specific release cycles, coordinates teams, and ensures timely deployment
CredentialsTypically requires extensive experience in release management, certifications like PMP or Agile certificationsOften holds certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, or ITIL
Work EnvironmentSenior leadership, strategic planning, cross-department collaborationProject-focused, team coordination, technical deployment
Industry UsageCommon in large enterprises and organizations with complex release processesUsed across various industries, especially in software and IT companies

The Release Director focuses on strategic oversight and managing multiple release teams, while the Release Manager handles day-to-day release operations and coordination. Both roles require similar certifications and work in related environments, but the Director operates at a higher strategic level.

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Release Manager

Tampa, FL • On-site

BST Consultants, Inc.
Software Development • 51 - 200 employees
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Posted 29 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Manage enterprise release planning, coordination, and governance activities across multiple product lines and technology platforms.

  • Coordinate deployment activities, monitor deployment progress, and communicate risks to stakeholders during releases.

  • Partner with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, automate deployment processes, and support release automation and quality standards.

Job description

BST Global is seeking an experienced Technical Release Manager to drive enterprise software release planning, coordination, governance and deployment activities across multiple product lines and technology platforms.

You will serve as the operational hub between the Engineering, Product Management, Quality Assurance, DevOps, IT/ICS, and Security teams, ensuring software releases are delivered safely, predictably, and efficiently.

This role requires strong expertise in release planning, orchestration, software delivery lifecycle management, Azure DevOps, CI/CD practices, change management and enterprise-scale dependency coordination.

The ideal candidate possesses a strong technical foundation in DevOps, and software delivery, as well as exceptional organizational, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Essential Functions Enterprise Release Planning & Coordination
  • Manage the enterprise release calendar across multiple product teams
  • Coordinate and govern releases spanning applications, services, infrastructure, databases and cloud platforms
  • Lead release readiness reviews and go/no-go decision processes
  • Identify and manage cross-team dependencies, scheduling conflicts and deployment risks
  • Ensure release activities align with business priorities and market commitments
  • Facilitate release planning meetings and release retrospectives
  • Perform other related duties as directed
Release Governance & Compliance
  • Define and maintain release management standards, policies, procedures and controls
  • Manage change approval processes and release governance workflows
  • Ensure releases comply with security, audit, compliance and operational standards
  • Maintain traceability between requirements, defects, builds, deployments and releases
  • Develop release scorecards and executive reporting
DevOps & Continuous Delivery Partnership
  • Partner with DevOps engineers to improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
  • Promote modern release engineering practices including continuous delivery, progressive delivery and automated rollback strategies
  • Champion the reduction of manual deployment activities through automation
Deployment Execution
  • Collaborate with ICS to coordinate production deployments of all releases
  • Assist with deployment command center activities during large-scale releases
  • Monitor deployment progress and communicate risks early to stakeholders
  • Coordinate validation, smoke testing and post-release verification activities
  • Identify release risks and develop mitigation plans
  • Facilitate deployment war rooms during critical incidents
  • Support incident response and postmortem analysis for release-related failures
  • Track corrective actions to completion
Release Management
  • Enterprise software release management
  • Multi-team release coordination
  • Change management and governance
  • Release readiness and deployment planning
  • Dependency management and roadmap alignment
  • Agile release planning methodologies
DevOps & CI/CD
  • Strong understanding of Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Git and branching strategies, as well as build and artifact management and CI/CD
  • Working knowledge of infrastructure as code with Terraform and YAML-based pipelines and configuration management
  • Experience supporting releases in enterprise cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure, hybrid cloud architectures and platform services
Quality & Security
  • Experience integrating release processes with test automation, quality gates, security scanning and DevSecOps controls
Leadership & Coordination
  • Strong facilitation and meeting leadership skills
  • Ability to coordinate large cross-functional efforts
  • Exceptional stakeholder management
  • Strong conflict resolution and negotiation capabilities
Communication
  • Ability to communicate technical and business risks effectively
  • Clear written and verbal communication
Problem Solving
  • Analytical and data-driven decision-making
  • Ability to prioritize competing demands
  • Calm and effective under pressure
Organizational Skills
  • Exceptional planning and execution capabilities
  • Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent releases
  • Strong attention to detail
Education or Prior Work Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience in release management, DevOps, project delivery and technical program management
  • Relevant Azure, CSM, ITIL Foundation certifications a strong plus
Reports To

Director, Release Management & DevOps

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Classification

Exempt

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

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