Release & Deployment Manager – Federal Health

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Release & Deployment Manager overseeing federal healthcare software releases. Leading planning, coordination, and execution of enterprise software for Veterans nationwide.

Posted 7/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing enterprise software releases and deployments, with a strong focus on Agile, DevSecOps, and CI/CD methodologies. Proficient in coordinating cross-functional teams and maintaining comprehensive release documentation to ensure production readiness.

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Enterprise Release ManagementAgile MethodologiesDevSecOps PracticesAzure DevOpsITIL Foundation Certification

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Hard Skills

Release ManagementDeployment PlanningImplementation CoordinationProduction ReadinessRisk MonitoringCutover PlanningRollback ProceduresRelease Metrics TrackingContinuous IntegrationContinuous Delivery

Soft Skills

LeadershipOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

JiraServiceNowGitJenkinsAzure GovernmentAWS GovCloud

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPSAFe Agilist

Industry Keywords

Federal Healthcare OrganizationsHealth ITTelehealthFederal Program Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityJenkinsPMPServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and manage enterprise release strategies, deployment schedules, and implementation plans supporting multiple project workstreams.
Coordinate software releases across engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, testing, cloud operations, and Government stakeholders.
Lead release planning meetings, deployment readiness reviews, and production go/no-go decision activities.
Develop release calendars and coordinate implementation timelines across multiple technical teams.
Manage production deployment activities, cutover planning, rollback procedures, and post-deployment validation.
Monitor release progress, implementation risks, and deployment dependencies while coordinating issue resolution.
Collaborate with Test Engineers, Engineering Leads, Configuration Management, and cybersecurity teams to ensure production readiness.
Maintain release documentation, deployment procedures, implementation records, and operational runbooks.
Track release metrics, implementation performance, and lessons learned to improve future deployment activities.
Promote DevSecOps, automation, continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and release management best practices across the program.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Five (5) years of experience managing enterprise software releases, deployments, or implementation activities.
Experience coordinating production releases across multiple technical teams within complex IT environments.
Experience supporting Agile, Scrum, SAFe, DevSecOps, CI/CD, or hybrid software development methodologies.
Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, ServiceNow, Git, Jenkins, or similar release management and collaboration tools.
ITIL Foundation, PMP, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent certification is preferred.
Experience supporting cloud-based implementations, including AWS GovCloud or Azure Government, is preferred.
Experience supporting VA, VHA, DHA, or other Federal healthcare organizations, health IT, telehealth, or Federal program management is preferred.
Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Level 3 Public Trust clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities