Job description

The Senior Software Development Manager must be able to meet the key criteria below:

• Location: Must reside in the Suitland, MD geographical area
• Years’ Experience: 8+ years
• Education: Bachelors in IT related field
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
• Work Authorization: Must be a United States Citizen
• Employment Type: Full Time, W-2
• Key Skills:
• Must have Release Management experience
• Skilled in conducting release planning sessions, readiness reviews and deployment planning
• Experience managing User Stories and defects
• PMP and/or CSM certification a bonus but not required

Overview

As a Senior /Software Development/Release Manager, you will work with a team of highly talented and passionate individuals to operate an enterprise-wide data dissemination platform supporting the United States Census Bureau.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Program Manager for all releases related activities of the team and actively work with them to identify and help resolve blockers to deployment.
• Develop and maintain release schedules & plans / roadmaps / dashboards to actively manage timelines, scope of each releases and dependencies
• Track of current status of each sprint / release (i.e. tested, failed, in development, etc.) and ensure both government and development teams are in sync on release status
• Maintain a release repository and managing key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists
• Make improvements for manual and automated release processes
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure release are delivered on time and error free
• Manage risks and mitigation steps as part of the release process and escalate issues to appropriate government and company stakeholders
• Responsible for holding environment-related checks before asking for approval or deploying the code into higher level environments

Qualifications

• B.S. and 5+ years’ experience as a Release Manager/Lead in a SAFe Agile, enterprise-scale software development program within the Federal Government
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or Scrum Master Certification (CSM) a bonus but not required
• Experience managing the overall release schedule across a highly complex program
• Demonstrated experience scheduling, planning, controlling, and enhancing the software's development and delivery process across multiple cross-functional teams (e.g., front-end, middle-tier, back-end development, and infrastructure and networking components)
• Managed user stories and defects aligned to each release and shepherding them through 15+ development, test, and production environments
• Skilled in conducting integrated release planning sessions, release readiness reviews, and business Go/No-Go reviews by successfully executing deployment plans and checklists
• Ability to effectively negotiate and baseline release dates across multiple Product Owners (POs) and technical teams
• Ability to identify and manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality to include triaging defects in coordination with the development team
• Deep understanding of technical change management processes to include initiating change requests for approval
• Unparalleled attention to detail and organization skills
• Strong problem-solving, analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to effectively and transparently communicate across all levels of the program to include Government and other contractors for risks, issues, dependencies and blockers

About IBR

Imagine Believe Realize, LLC (IBR) is an emerging small business focused on delivering software and systems engineering solutions to government and commercial clients. Our talent acquisition strategy is tailored to career seeking candidates who embrace continuous learning and desire to grow as a professional in the software/systems engineering industry. We strive to enhance our team members ability to thrive in the workplace by creating a proper work/life balance and first-class benefits package that includes:

• Nationwide medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 3 weeks of paid time off and 11 paid federal holidays
• 401k matching
• Life insurance, short term disability and long-term disability at no cost to our employees
• Health Care Flex Spending and Dependent Care Flex Spending accounts
• Training and education assistance opportunities

IBR is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. It is our policy to offer employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity/transgender status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. IBR does not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Learn more at http://www.teamibr.com

If alternative methods of assistance are needed with the application process, additional contact information has been provided below:

​​​​​​​407.459.1830

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

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