Release Consultant

The Release Consultant will be responsible for leading Agile/Scrum processes while coordinating release activities across development, QA, and Dev Ops teams.

This role ensures smooth, predictable deployments by managing release schedules, mitigating risks, and maintaining cross-functional alignment.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in Agile delivery, release management, and stakeholder communication, with the ability to drive continuous improvement across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure adherence to Agile best practices and foster continuous improvement.
• Remove impediments and enable efficient delivery across development and QA teams.
• Coach Product Owners on backlog refinement, prioritization, and user story clarity.
• Track and report Agile metrics such as velocity, burndown, and team capacity.

• Plan, manage, and coordinate release cycles across multiple environments.
• Maintain an integrated release calendar and ensure deployment readiness.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops, QA, and engineering teams to execute smooth, predictable releases.
• Identify and manage release risks, dependencies, and issues.
• Oversee post-release validation, reporting, and retrospectives.
• Communicate release timelines, milestones, status, and potential impacts to stakeholders.

• Facilitate daily standups and track team progress.
• Monitor sprint execution and coordinate resolution of blockers.
• Support backlog grooming and priority discussions with Product Owners.
• Update Agile boards, dashboards, and sprint documentation.
• Coordinate release activities with cross-functional teams.
• Validate deployment readiness and ensure completion of release checklists.
• Track sprint velocity, release progress, and team performance metrics.
• Host release reviews and retrospectives to improve future cycles.
• Maintain proactive communication with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to Agile processes, governance standards, and compliance requirements.

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Release Manager, or in a combined Agile delivery role.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and release management practices.
• Experience collaborating with Dev Ops and QA teams for coordinated deployments.
• Proficiency with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, or Rally.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve delivery or release blockers.
• Ability to manage multiple release cycles in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be available onsite in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or Azure Dev Ops.
• Familiarity with ITIL or enterprise Change Management processes.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience working in scaled Agile environments (SAFe, LeSS).
• Experience managing releases in microservices or distributed architecture environments.

• CSM, PSM I/II, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent Agile certifications.