What are the responsibilities and job description for the Title: Release Management Specialist position at Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System?
Job Summary :
A career in public service awaits you. COME JOIN OUR TEAM!
A great benefit of working for the State of Arizona is a fantastic work / life balance. State employees enjoy challenging work, popular remote work options, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and career growth opportunities.
What You'll Do :
The release specialist is responsible for planning and managing the release of new software or updates to software or systems. This position will plan, coordinate, and track releases while ensuring quality and compliance. This position requires strong problem-solving skills, and be able to work both independently and collaboratively with teams across the organization. It will also document and help to improve processes and procedures.
Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to :
- Plan : Plan / Create release window and cycles, and coordinate release schedule and resources. Complete written systems analysis, design tasks and implementation plans that are technical in nature and in full scope of requirements. Manage version control systems and ensure accurate versioning. Implement security best practices throughout the release process. Validate components in release adhere to agency guidelines as well as implement components to testing and production regions.
- Report / Track : Report and track all aspects of the release components. Create and update reports related to release management activities, currently utilizing data warehouse and Microsoft access.
- Coordinate / Communicate : Communicate and Coordinate with business users, peers, and other technical staff as needed during the requirements analysis, design, development, test review, and implementation of assigned tasks. Review, discuss, and comprehend assignments with project manager.
- Improve : Maintain system knowledge and release management procedures. Track metrics and KPIs to improve the release process. Participate in system testing. Perform complex analysis of computerized systems development, often interacting with other technical teams.
- Develop / Design : Develop or modify or analyze programs or processes. Configure and manage Azure Boards, Repositories, Pipelines, Artifacts, and Test Plans. Design and maintain Azure-based deployment pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions.
- Manage Risks : Identify and manage risks that could delay releases.
- Documenting : Documenting release procedures and best practices. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of business area being worked upon and continually reviewing how that business function interacts with the other business functions that form the entire business process.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) :
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Preferred :
Pre-Employment Requirements :
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Benefits :
Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are :
By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work / life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.
