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Release Manager

Release Manager

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London, United kingdom

Full Time

07-05-2025

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Role Summary

As Release Manager, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating software releases, ensuring smooth transitions from development to production environments. This role involves automating build, test, and deployment processes, and collaborating with various teams to maintain the integrity and reliability of software products.

This is a hybrid position where you will work from any of our UK Aptia offices, as well as from your home address.

Here's What You'll Be Doing

Working alongside other Release Manager in Managing day to day activities around releases from development through to production.
Producing deployment, implementation, and run books plans.
Utilizing source code repositories and ensure adherence to version control best practices.
Automate build, test, and deployment processes to enable continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
Design and implement release pipelines for smooth and reliable software rollouts.
Collaborating with development, QA, and operations teams to coordinate release schedules and dependencies.
Maintaining and improving overall release process to achieve best practice.
Maintaining documentation related to release procedures, configurations, and modifications.
Securing relevant resource for releases.

Here's What We're Looking For

Experience in a Release Manager role or a similar role in a financial institution.
Extensive experience of projects includes a strong understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) with software development models like Agile, Scrum Model, JIRA, Waterfall Models and Agile Ops methodologies.
Strong knowledge of version control systems.
Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) is desirable but not essential.
Experience with using DevOps CI/CD pipeline tools is essential. Associated applications such as Jenkins, GitLab CI would be advantageous.
Understanding of change control, process and procedures and sign-offs.

About the Company

Aptia is a trusted provider of employee benefits and pensions administration services, with offices in the UK and U.S., supported by shared services in India and Portugal. It manages programmes covering over seven million people and serving more than 1,100 clients. Aptia delivers efficient and reliable solutions that ensure the smooth management of pension plans and employee benefits programmes. Our dedicated team of experts combines in-depth knowledge with leading technology to simplify the administration process. Know more