Release Manager

Our company's foundation is built on excellence, integrity, teamwork, and community. When you join the Summit team, you become an integral part of our company's mission. You are our competitive advantage

We believe in communication and information transparency. We provide employees with encouragement, professional development, and the opportunity to give back to the community. Come be a part of our enthusiastic and dynamic team

What sets us apart from the rest?

• A fun and friendly environment
• Birthday, Holiday, and Anniversary recognition
• Teamwork
• Open and honest communications
• Personal growth
• Work-life balance
• Engage in community service
• 7-time winner "Best Places to Work" in Virginia

Competitive Salary and Exceptional Benefits:

• 100% company paid Medical premiums for the employee and 50% for dependents
• 100% company paid Dental premiums for all dependents
• Matching 401k
• Employee education assistance program
• Voluntary benefits (i.e., Term life insurance, Auto insurance, Pet insurance, Financial services, etc.)
• Employee discounts (i.e., Travel, Health and Wellness, etc.)

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Support the implementation of Release Management at a large organization
• Support key customers (Release Management Owner and Release Manager) with tactical release management-related activities as directed
• Facilitate and coordinate release management implementation activities
• Coordinate/Track the assembly of key release management inputs (e.g., production assets, approved initiatives, current release plans, release strategy, CMDB currency)
• Assist in educating customers/stakeholders regarding Release Management
• Perform the Release Management Lead role (e.g., Assist with Strategy Definition, the Bundling and Slotting of Releases, the Monitoring and Oversight of Releases, the Installation of Releases, and Release Metrics and Reporting)
• Support tactical ad-hoc release management-related requests
• Work independently and produce high quality deliverables

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ technical delivery experience (e.g., in a project manager, project coordinator, technical lead, and/or release lead role)
• Ability to lead teams through the Systems/Software Development Life Cycle process
• Excellent communications (verbal and written) and facilitation skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office project suite (e.g., Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Samples of previous work products helpful
• Detail-oriented performer familiar with working in a highly collaborative environment
• Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ITIL practices
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (i.e., Ansible)

EOE