About this opportunity
Tata Consultancy Services lists this Release Manager opportunity in irvine, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
5+ years in Release Management, Deployment Management, or Program Delivery.
Experience managing large-scale Data Center Migration projects.
Hands-on experience with On-Premises to AWS Cloud migrations.
Experience in enterprise infrastructure transformation programs.
Job Description
Release Manager
Experience
8+ years of IT experience.
5+ years in Release Management, Deployment Management, or Program Delivery.
Experience managing large-scale Data Center Migration projects.
Hands-on experience with On-Premises to AWS Cloud migrations.
Experience in enterprise infrastructure transformation programs.
Technical Skills
AWS Cloud Services
AWS Migration Hub
AWS MGN
AWS DMS
EC2, VPC, IAM, Route 53
CloudWatch
Change Management Tools (ServiceNow, Remedy)
CI/CD Tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Infrastructure and Networking Concepts
Server, Storage, and Virtualization Technologies
Methodologies
ITIL Change and Release Management
Agile and Waterfall Delivery Models
Project Management Principles
Risk Management and Governance
Preferred Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
ITIL Foundation v4
PMP or PRINCE2 Certification
SAFe Agilist (Preferred)
Key Competencies
Release Planning & Scheduling
Migration Wave Management
Stakeholder Management
Executive Communication
Risk Assessment & Mitigation
Incident & Problem Management
Vendor Coordination
Cutover Planning & Execution
Conflict Resolution
Leadership & Team Collaboration
Success Metrics
100% adherence to release schedules.
Successful migration of workloads with minimal downtime.
Reduced deployment-related incidents.
Successful execution of migration cutovers.
Improved stakeholder satisfaction.
Compliance with change management and governance standards.
Roles & Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to lead and coordinate releases associated with large-scale Data Center Migration programs from On-Premises environments to AWS Cloud. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, governing, and executing migration releases while ensuring minimal business disruption, adherence to change management processes, and successful migration outcomes.
The Release Manager will collaborate with infrastructure teams, cloud architects, application owners, network teams, security teams, AWS engineers, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth migration waves and production deployments.
Key Responsibilities
Release Planning & Management
Develop and maintain end-to-end release management plans for data center migration projects.
Define migration waves, release schedules, deployment calendars, and cutover strategies.
Coordinate multiple migration releases across applications, databases, servers, and infrastructure components.
Manage release dependencies, risks, and resource allocation across workstreams.
Establish release governance, approvals, and deployment checkpoints.
Migration & Cutover Management
Lead migration cutover activities from on-premises environments to AWS.
Coordinate migration events including:
Server migrations
Application migrations
Database migrations
Network cutovers
DNS transitions
Disaster Recovery testing
Develop detailed rollback and contingency plans.
Ensure migration readiness through rehearsals and mock cutovers.
Stakeholder Coordination
Serve as the primary point of contact for release and deployment activities.
Coordinate with:
Cloud Architects
AWS Migration Teams
Application Owners
Infrastructure Teams
Security Teams
Change Advisory Board (CAB)
Business Stakeholders
Conduct release status meetings and executive reporting.
Change Management
Ensure compliance with ITIL Change Management processes.
Prepare and submit change requests (CRs) for migration activities.
Facilitate CAB approvals and implementation reviews.
Track and resolve release-related issues.
Risk & Issue Management
Identify migration-related risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Manage release go/no-go decisions.
Escalate critical issues and coordinate recovery actions.
Track release KPIs and post-migration incidents.
AWS Cloud Migration Governance
Ensure migration activities align with AWS best practices.
Support AWS migration tools and services such as:
AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
AWS Migration Hub
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudWatch
Validate migration readiness and operational support transition.
Testing & Validation
Coordinate:
System Integration Testing (SIT)
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Operational Readiness Testing
Performance Testing
Disaster Recovery Testing
Ensure business sign-offs before production releases.
Reporting & Metrics
Maintain release dashboards and migration status reports.
Track:
Release Success Rate
Migration Completion Rate
Downtime Metrics
Defect Leakage
Rollback Frequency
SLA Compliance
Present executive-level updates.
Salary Range- $110,000-$130,000 a year
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Worksite address
irvine, CA, 92713, US
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