Release Manager

Davita Inc. • Washington, DC, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 2w ago

Description

As a Vision, Mission, and Driven company, VMD has been delivering information technology solutions to the Federal government in Agile Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Critical Infrastructure Protection since 2002. Our mission has now expanded, and we have merged with Xcelerate Solutions to revolutionize end-to-end enterprise security. Together we are committed to protecting our nation's citizens, critical infrastructure, and resources.

Why Join VMD Corp?

At VMD, now a part of Xcelerate Solutions, you have the opportunity to thrive in your career and become a Game Changer. The quality and talent of our people is what drives our success. We embrace an employee-first culture and make it a priority to provide professional development opportunities that foster career growth.

We help protect American Citizens and the nation's most critical infrastructure by working alongside our customers and delivering game changing solutions to strengthen their missions. We believe our passion and commitment to achieve our customers' goals and solve their most critical challenges defines who we are. We don't just dream big, we act on it - through teamwork, dedication, and resilience.

About the Mission You Will Join:

VMD is rapidly growing IT services company focused on tackling some of the big challenges in Immigration, Travel, and Critical Infrastructure Protection. We are looking for dynamic individuals to act as "Game Changers" in driving operational efficiency to our customers. In this role, you will be supporting the Department of Homeland Security mission, specifically working to enhance the immigration experience through IT modernization and innovative digital strategies.

Your Impact to the Mission:

As the Release Manager you will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating software releases as they are deployed across the delivery pipeline. You will plan and guide cross functional teams in executing project tasks using the principles of Lean Agile development.
Additionally, you will play a pivotal role in collaborating with Product Owners, requirements team, development teams, and other stakeholders to mitigate dependencies and incorporate strategies to address technical debt.
Supporting the development, maintenance, and implementation of a Program Management Plan (PMP), Performance Management Plan, and a Risk Management Plan to provide program management support in adherence to DHS policies and guidelines.
Serving as the federal government's point of contact for the program.
Standardize and track Agile delivery metrics across the program to build a culture around continuous improvement.

Experience Needed to Be Successful:

Experience with Agile delivery and release planning. Tools include Jira, Confluence, and others.
Knowledge in delivering cloud based solutions and services in a mission critical environment.
Experience creating standard release guidelines.
Ability to build product roadmaps in Jira.
Experience identifying and removing impediments from sprints and projects to ensure on time completion.
Experience developing user stories, including facilitation, prioritization, and negotiation with business sponsors, stakeholders, project sponsors, product owners, and development teams.
Experience developing metrics and reports for tracking sprint, project, and overall program execution.
Experience creating and maintaining requirements documentation, including business process flows, functional specifications, use cases, test plans, and supplementary specifications.
Experience with all aspects of configuration management planning including configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, configuration audits, configuration documentation.

Desired qualifications and Experience:

10 years leading dynamic, agile software teams.
Experience delivering mission critical systems in the immigration and travel domains.
Proven track record in implementing Agile methodologies to improve software delivery.
Understanding of Event-driven architecture, Cloud technologies, and Human Centered Design Principles.
Any experience with Agile Coaching is a plus.
Knowledge of DHS SELC.

Basic Qualifiers:

Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree
Can Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree? Yes
Required Certification(s): Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Desired Certification(s): Agile Certifications i.e Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agilist, SAFe Practice Consultant, SAFe Practitioner; Any Cloud certification is a plus
Minimum Years of Overall Experience: 8
Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field: 8
Minimum Clearance to Start: Public Trust
Work Status Allowable: US Citizen

The Type of Person That Will Excel:

Strong verbal and written communicator, able to navigate a highly complex environment with multiple product owners.
Detail oriented individual with a growth mindset.

Travel and Telecommuting:

Travel: Little (less than 10%)
Telecommute Options: Hybrid. Occasional trips to client site for meetings. Candidate needs to be located in the DC metro area.

VMD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable Federal, state and local laws. VMD maintains a drug-free workplace.

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