Release Manager

Job Description

Job Title :
Release / Environment Manager

Locations :
Hybrid working ideally Lichfield or London based (but can be any UK SS&C location)

SS&C is leading the way. We continue to look for todays and tomorrow’s brightest talent, those that embody a spirit to improve not only their lives, but those around them. From college students to seasoned and experienced professionals, we encourage you to apply. SS&C prides itself on hiring diverse, honest, dynamic individuals, who value collaboration, accountability, and innovation to name a few.

• Flexibility :
  Hybrid Work Model
• Your Future :
  Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University
• Work / Life Balance :
  Competitive holiday scheme
• Your Wellbeing :
  Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Diversity & Inclusion :
  Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training :
  Hands-On, Team-Customised throughout your career

• Planning the release of project deliverables, this includes the day-to-day management of tickets and any associated dependencies across the Web (Adviser and Client Portal), API, Middle Office and Back Office
• Oversees release changes through environments (including production through controlled promotion processes or documented support procedures)
• Leading and co-ordinating production checklist and deployment plans
• Working with the release engineers / developers to attain timely builds into test, and ultimately deployment to live, managing any conflicts between branches
• Documenting and manging the risk that may affect the scope of the release (test failures, development blockage etc.)
• Communicating progress of releases and escalating issues to Delivery Director and wider stakeholders
• Tracking readiness for a release, including internal / external communications and associated readiness activities. Preperation and tracking of go / no go calls
• Post deployment support and running / documenting Post Implementation Reviews

• Communication :
  Excellent verbal and written communication is crucial for coordinating with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Leadership :
  The ability to guide, motivate, and influence cross‑functional teams.
• Collaboration :
  Skills in coordinating and working effectively with diverse teams, including development, QA, and operations.
• Attention to Detail :
  The ability to manage multiple tasks and ensure accuracy throughout the release process.
• Risk Management :
  Experience in identifying and mitigating risks associated with releases.
• Agile Methodologies :
  Understanding of Agile practices is essential as many teams use them.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.