environment and release manager in Inner Suburbs Brisbane

We are looking for a Environments and Release Manager in Brisbane, on the city fringe.

The position will be accountable and responsible for the governance around the movement of all enterprise applications and changes across all environments from development to production.

This role will manage and communicate environment availability and resolve conflicts between competing demands for environments and prioritise work schedules.

What you will be doing:

• Lead all enterprise application releases – variable delivery lifecycles (waterfall, agile etc)
• Undertake continuous improvement activities within the team to ensure services are delivered more efficiently
• Effectively lead, mentor and manage the team, ensuring high standards of customer service, effective delivery of services against agreed key performance indicators, consistent and appropriate use of agreed methodologies and toolsets and that all aspects of human resource management are conducted effectively and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Develop common strategies for release and environment management governance across a large transformation portfolio
• Establish effective controls & communication protocols to manage/report release activities, also work with production control to standardise release decision-making
• Define common mechanisms for rollback and standards for capturing release-related performance indicators
• Forecast demand for release resources and identify opportunities for greater efficiency
• Work with third party providers
• Ability to work outside of business hours when necessary
• Proactively identify opportunities to drive efficiencies in a cost-effective manner to solve problems and enhance services
• Disseminate this knowledge to clients, staff of the Section, within the company and with peers from other leading similar business for collaboration and benchmarking purposes/opportunities
• Undertake project management of large and complex information technology projects as required
• Prepare budgets and ensure financial targets are met
• Other duties as required within the scope of the classification and within the limits of their skill, competence and training

What you will need to apply:

• 5+ years proven experience in environment/release management including service management
• Strong technical awareness and background within testing / QA and production
• Demonstrated ability to lead and to effectively communicate with staff at all levels including a proven ability to communicate with technical and non-technical staff across multiple disciplines
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to distil complex information to fundamental concepts, and to work collaboratively to resolve issues and achieve results
• Demonstrated ability to build strong positive relationships with team members, internal and external contacts and customers encouraging mutual respect, cooperation and collaboration.
• Knowledge and understanding of equity and diversity principles
• Well-developed written and verbal diplomatic communication skills
• Ability to implement a continuous improvement regime

Interested? Apply now! Or email brittany.buswell@randstad.com.au for a swift reponse

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.