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Software Release Manager

Aspire Personnel LtdPoole, Dorset🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 15 Oct 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers an exciting opportunity to own the release lifecycle and drive efficiency across multiple applications, perfect for an organized individual with strong stakeholder management skills and a deep understanding of SDLC. You'll collaborate with diverse teams and leverage your expertise in Agile and CI/CD to ensure seamless, high-quality software deployments. Apply now to shape impactful releases and grow your career in a dynamic environment.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
Stakeholder ManagementSQLGitScrumAzureSQL ServerJiraAgileProject ManagementCI/CDAzure DevOpsITIL

Job Description

Main Purpose of the role

The Software Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, governing, and delivering software releases across multiple applications and environments. The role ensures that software deployments are delivered safely, efficiently, and with minimal business disruption whilst maintaining quality, compliance, and operational stability.

Working closely with Engineering, Product, QA, Infrastructure, and Support teams, the Software Release Manager owns the release life cycle from planning through deployment, post-release validation, and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities:

  • Release Planning and coordination
  • Release Governance
  • Deployment Management
  • Risk and issue management
  • CI/CD & DevOps Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Post Release Activities
  • Continuous Improvement

Person specification:

  • Strong release planning and organisational skills
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Strong understanding of (SDLC) software delivery life cycle
  • Managing complex multi-team software releases
  • Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments
  • Managing production deployments and hot fixes
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Working with change management processes
  • Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira or similar tooling, Octopus Deploy, Git/Bitbucket, Azure Cloud Services, SQL Server,
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related discipline
  • ITIL Foundation Certification
  • Agile/Scrum Certification
  • Project Management qualification (PRINCE2/PMP)

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