Release and Deployment Manager in a Commercial Bank

Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited – Our client, a commercial bank, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Release and Deployment Manager

Location: Lagos

Summary

  • Our client requires the service of a highly skilled Release and deployment manager. The successful candidate will coordinate and analysis the acquisition, implementation, and installation of new software.
  • A deployment manager’s job is to take software packages and roll them out for full operational use.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage all aspects of the end-to-end release processes
  • Ensure coordination of build and test activities across the various teams
  • Provide management reports on release progress
  • Establish release policies and strategies for the organization
  • Develop and improve release processes, work instructions and release notes
  • Ensure teams follow the established policies and procedures
  • Coordinate release package design, scripting, build and configuration
  • Coordinate release package acceptance including business sign off
  • Sign off releases for implementation
  • Manage communication, preparation, and training for releases
  • Produce any required release documentation
  • Undertake build, release and deployment activities if release team members are not available

Qualifications and Experience

  • BSc in STEM
  • Minimum of 3 – 5 years cognate IT experience, 2 year of which must be in Test Automation & Performance Testing
  • Relevant professional certifications will be an added advantage e.g. CTFL, ITIL.

Skills / Competencies:

  • Instinct for analytics and logical application of concepts
  • Understanding of basic programming languages
  • Must have sound knowledge and experience of functional testing performed manually.
  • Expertise in creation of test scripts
  • Possess good knowledge on Automated testing tools
  • Have experience working in development environments using continuous delivery and continuous integration
  • Able to manage defect processes and version control activities
  • Well versed with agile, DevOps and continuous delivery
  • Maintain good communication, reporting and interaction with stakeholders
  • Good analytical & problem-solving skills
  • Passion for automation
  • Self-Management
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Must be able to demonstrate experience leading release activities in multi-site, multi-client development environments

Deadline: 10th October, 2021.

How to apply
Interested and qualified candidate should send their CV in (MS World and PDF) to: contact@gvapartners.com and busayoo@gvapartners.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.