Network Release Manager

•    The Release Manager determines business and operational project requirements of a complex nature, provides recommendations and direction on technology opportunities including/through: feasibility options and functionality analysis. 
•    The RM leads the NetOps team in cost effective superior quality technology framework designs highlighting strategic direction, security governance, disaster recovery, and business continuity. 
The RM provides leadership and guidance to other NetOps staff members in understanding client’s business, business drivers, and technology priorities. 
•    The RM will provide project support to other COEs and project release coordination from a Network Solution Delivery perspective.
Key Activities: 
• Create release plans and coordinate contents of the release package
• Create roll-back and recovery plans
• Create release packages and prepare for deployment
• Evaluate and communicate any expected impact to service levels due to release
• Manage & Coordinate promotion/release into production
• Communicate release success (or reasons for rollback)
• Evaluate release management performance based on established criteria (e.g., elapsed time, level of automation, percentage of successful on-time releases, etc.)
• Manage & Coordinate ‘go/no-go’ release decision making
• Facilitate, request, raise, and record change requests
• Manage/Coordinate other NS team members and/or 3rd party vendors for releases
• Manage/Coordinate to the Project Assessment, timelines, the budget, quote execution, and change order requests
• Participation & Development of Project Plan
• Track NS financials through the life cycle of the project