Job Description
About Us: At RELI Group, our work is grounded in purpose. We partner with government agencies to solve complex challenges, improve public health, strengthen national security, and make government services more effective and efficient. Our team of over 500 professionals brings deep expertise and a shared commitment to delivering meaningful outcomes. Behind every solution is a group of experts who care deeply about impact-whether we're supporting data-driven decisions, modernizing systems or safeguarding critical programs.
Position Summary: We are seeking a highly skilledRelease Manager to support a mission-critical federal program. This role requires a deep understanding of DevOps principles, configuration control, and software deployment processes across complex systems. The Release Manager will play a key role in managing and coordinating releases across development, test, and production environments to ensure stability, security, and compliance.
Responsibilities: - Execute all DevOps and configuration changes across program
- Serve as backup facilitator for production stability release events.
- Facilitate the Change Request Queue (CRQ) and Operational Change Control Board (OCCB) meetings.
- Create and distribute agendas, meeting notes, and calendar invites.
- Send out notifications across the program.
- Manage software builds and coordinate releases/deployments to test, staging, and production servers for all mission applications.
- Review and update implementation plans in line with document control policies.
- Distribute notifications for release activity.
- Perform GitLab Admin tasks including upgrades, patching, incident management, and user/account control.
- Other tasks as requested.
- Active Secret clearance is required.
- Due to contract requirements, only US Citizens can be considered. Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in a related DevOps, release management, or configuration control role.
- Experience with version control systems (GitLab preferred).
- Experience managing enterprise-level deployments across multiple environments.
- Familiarity with Agile/DevSecOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines.
- Must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite work and on-call requirements.
- This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime. Candidates must be willing and able to meet recall requirements, including participation in a rotational on-call schedule.
EEO Employer: RELI Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
HUBZone: We encourage all candidates who live in a HUBZone to apply. You can check to see if your address is located in a HUBZone by accessing the SBA HUBZone Map.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 to $103,000.00. Actual compensation will depend on a range of factors, including but not limited to the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, certifications, location, other business and organizational needs, and applicable employment laws. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. RELI Group provides a variety of additional benefits to its employees. For additional details on the benefits that RELI Group offers click here
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