At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the release management strategy for a transformative HR and Finance programme.
- Company: Join a dynamic team modernising services for 250,000 civil servants.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and enhance your skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on public service by streamlining essential processes.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in release management and DevSecOps, preferably with Oracle Fusion.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
The Release Manager will be responsible for implementing and governing a unified release management strategy for the Synergy programme. This role will work across all workstreams – functional, technical, integrations, data, reporting, extensions, and Ask Synergy – to create a single, disciplined approach for how code and configuration changes are tracked, approved, migrated, and deployed across environments throughout the programme lifecycle.
This role will take ownership of release management from strategy through to execution, ensuring that releases into SIT, UAT, OAT, and production aligned environments are tightly controlled, well coordinated, and fully traceable. The Release Manager will be accountable for designing the process, embedding consistent behaviours across teams.
The Synergy programme is to deliver a shared-services back-office HR, Finance and Payroll transformation as one solution to multiple government departments, modernising the employee experience for all 250,000 civil servant service users. The diverse user group spans from High-Court Judges to Flood defence workers, Prison officers to Customs Officials, Jobcentre staff to Veterinary workers. The scope includes transformation of all aspects of HR best practice, including performance management, knowledge and skills.
Eligibility
- 5 years unbroken residency / Minimum 5 years of continuous UK residency
Experience and Qualifications
- Strong Release Management experience across large, multi-workstream ERP programmes (Oracle Fusion preferred)
- Proven ability to design, implement, and govern end-to-end release management processes across functional, technical, integration, extensions, data, and reporting domains
- Hands-on DevSecOps experience, including build management, code/configuration version control, and CI/CD concepts (GitLab essential)
- Experience selecting, implementing, and governing release and environment management tooling
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams to define consistent processes and embed disciplined ways of working
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, capable of socialising and enforcing programme wide release management
- Experience working with Oracle Cloud tools such as ConfigSnapshot
- Experience delivering within hybrid onshore/offshore models
- Background in complex multi-organisation programmes
- Understanding of integration delivery, reporting (OTBI/FDI), and extensions
- Familiarity with Agile Waterfall hybrid delivery models
- Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion configuration management and how functional changes are deployed through environments
Release Manager employer: IT WORLD LIMITED
IT WORLD LIMITED is an exceptional employer that values innovation and collaboration, offering a flexible remote work environment across the UK. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide opportunities for professional development and the chance to work on cutting-edge projects in API and microservices integration. Our inclusive work culture fosters creativity and teamwork, making it a rewarding place for skilled professionals to thrive.
