Application Program Manager/Specialist (5279600)

This is a remote position.

• Create and manage the release calendar and coordinate release schedules across concurrent projects
  
• Define and enforce release management processes, including release readiness criteria, approval gates, and rollback plans
  
• Partner with development, QA, and UAT teams to confirm release scope, sequencing, and dependencies
  
• Lead release planning and go/no-go meetings, ensuring risks and open items are visible to stakeholders before deployment
  
• Coordinate deployment activities across environments (dev, test, staging, production) with technical teams
  
• Maintain release documentation, including release notes, change logs, and post-release reports
  
• Identify and mitigate release risks, escalating issues that could affect timeline or client commitments
  
• Support post-release monitoring and coordinate quick resolution of any issues that surface after go-live
  
• Continuously refine release management practices and templates to improve consistency across engagements
  

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in release management, deployment coordination, or a related delivery role within software implementation or technology consulting environments
  
• Bachelor's degree
  
• ITIL certification
  

• Proven understanding of SDLC, environment management, and change control processes
  
• Experience with release or work-tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar tools
  
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams under time pressure
  
• Experience managing multiple release schedules simultaneously in a fast-paced setting
  
• Experience working with federal or state government agencies