Release Manager

DecisionPoint seeks a Release Manager to support enterprise-scale Agile DevSecOps operations as part of a cybersecurity-focused Scrum team. The Release Manager will oversee planning, coordination, and delivery of secure releases across multiple environments, ensuring each deployment aligns with DoD cybersecurity controls, RMF requirements, and IL4/IL5 operational readiness.

This role requires close collaboration with system engineers, developers, cybersecurity analysts, and configuration managers to maintain consistent release quality, traceability, and compliance throughout the software lifecycle.

This position is fully remote.

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.

The Release Manager will:

Serve as a key member of the cybersecurity Scrum team, coordinating releases that integrate security, compliance, and functional updates across multiple IL environments.

• Plan and manage release schedules, ensuring alignment with Agile sprint and Program Increment (PI) objectives.

• Oversee change control and configuration management processes in collaboration with cybersecurity and DevSecOps teams.

• Ensure all builds, releases, and patches undergo security scanning, validation, and approval prior to production deployment.

• Manage the Release Readiness Review (RRR) process, coordinating across development, cybersecurity, and operations stakeholders.

• Maintain release documentation, including deployment plans, rollback procedures, and change logs.

• Support continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) activities using tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.

• Collaborate with the cybersecurity team to verify RMF compliance, DISA STIG adherence, and vulnerability remediation prior to release.

• Track release metrics, including defect density, test completion, and deployment success rates, to ensure continuous improvement.

• Facilitate release retrospectives to identify process improvements and implement lessons learned.

• Coordinate deployment windows, environment baselines, and artifact promotion across development, test, and production tiers.

• Support incident response and post-release analysis, ensuring quick resolution of issues and accurate root-cause documentation.

• Maintain awareness of emerging DevSecOps automation and release governance tools to improve deployment velocity and control.

Clearance Requirement:

• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing software releases, deployments, or configuration management activities within DoD or federal IT environments.

• Experience supporting DevSecOps, Agile, or Continuous Delivery pipelines.

• Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity release and accreditation processes, including RMF and ATO sustainment.

Technical Knowledge:

• Proficiency in release and deployment automation tools (GitLab, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, or Azure DevOps).

• Experience managing releases across IL4/IL5 or other secure cloud environments.

• Understanding of configuration management principles, including version control and artifact traceability.

• Knowledge of DISA STIGs, RMF controls, and Zero Trust architecture.

• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and containerized application deployment.

• Experience using JIRA or equivalent Agile management tools for sprint and backlog coordination.

Certifications (Preferred):

• CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent DoD 8570 certification.

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional or AWS Solutions Architect.

• ITIL Foundation or SAFe Agile certification.

Skills:

• Strong organizational and communication skills for coordinating complex release activities.

• Ability to manage multiple parallel releases across diverse technical environments.

• Attention to detail and commitment to compliance and documentation accuracy.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, especially in time-sensitive or high-impact release cycles.

• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to bridge development, cybersecurity, and operations priorities.

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.