Software Engineering & Development Release Manager

State Street

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Quincy, MA
Salary
$142,100–$230,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $209k
This role $186k
$129k most similar roles pay here $263k

This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $176,612–$240,887 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $209k for comparable roles.

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About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

State Street currently has 203 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,000–$202,500 across 194 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering & Development Release Manager

Software Engineering & Development - Release Manager will spearhead the coordination of software releases across agile teams and components while driving continuous improvement of release processes and implementing best IT practices. The role involves partnering with development teams, product owners, and stakeholders to plan releases in an Agile environment, managing change request tickets, leading Go-Live activities, and maintaining critical documentation like implementation plans and run books. This position requires navigating complex banking financial systems within a large financial services organization. Key technical requirements include experience with Scrum, Kanban, waterfall, and hybrid systems; proficiency in Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office, ServiceNow, and CI/CD pipelines. The successful candidate will manage risks to ensure on-time delivery, facilitate post-release analysis sessions, and lead a small team of release professionals while ensuring all processes adhere to strict IT quality standards.

What you'll do

  • Coordinate software releases across multiple agile teams and components using SDLC and Agile methodologies.
  • Manage change request tickets to track the progress of software updates and upgrades.
  • Lead and coordinate Go-Live activities, including executing deployment plans and checklists.
  • Identify and mitigate risks to ensure successful and on-time delivery of all releases.
  • Maintain critical release documentation such as implementation plans, deployment plans, and run books.
  • Drive continuous improvement of the release process by implementing best IT practices.
  • Facilitate post-release analysis and lessons learned sessions to improve future outcomes.
  • Lead and develop a small team of release professionals.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience as a release manager in an Agile ecosystem.
  • Proven experience in release management using Scrum, Kanban, waterfall, and hybrid systems.
  • Proficiency with collaboration tools including Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience in continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
  • Experience with change management processes, specifically using ServiceNow.
  • Experience working at large financial services organizations and with banking financial systems.
  • Experience with Project Management.

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