Change And Release Manager

Job Title:
Release & Change Manager

Location:
Zurich, Switzerland

Type of Hiring:
Permanent

Working model:
Hybrid
(3 days per week work from office; remaining days work from home)

• Domicile in Switzerland is mandatory.
  Candidate should be already in Switzerland or ready to relocate to Switzerland if selected.

Role Summary:

• Responsible for enabling beneficial changes into production environment with minimum disruption to IT services, assuring a release scheduling, coordination between parties, execution, and burn-in support.

Job Description:

• Own the release lifecycle incl. scheduling, coordination, execution, and burn-in support across the change portfolio. Releases cover changes to applications, operating system patches, security improvements, hardware and network upgrades
• Enable beneficial changes with minimum disruption to IT services
• Manage the end-to-end change process, authorizing and documenting all changes across the lifecycle to IT infrastructure and its components
• Facilitate service transition and service operation, driving strategic, tactical, operational, and emergency changes
• Collaborate closely with the engineering teams, IT Operations, and management

Additional Job Description:

• Independent, efficient, proactive and meticulous ways of working
• A high focus on quality management, operational resilience, and risk management
• Able to work under pressure and manage a portfolio of tasks
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Proven project management skills, including negotiation, planning, and activity management
• Very good knowledge of the IT Change Management area, including knowhow in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and IT process methodologies
• Good knowledge of methods and new ways of working (Agile, DevOps, Continuous Integration, etc.)
• Relevant higher education and professional background

Knowledge and Experience in:

• Agile Methodology
• Process Improvements
• Team Management
• Release Management
• Project Coordination
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Security Patch Management
• ITIL Methodologies
• Continuous Integrations
• DevOps

Language:

• English (must to have)
• German (good to have)