Release Manager.

About You.

If you are a Release Manager who likes working in a fully integrated digital company, where technology, design, content, media, and product specialists work together you are the right choice for us.

Wireless Media is a certified SAP Gold Partner. We share SAP CX’s focus on omnichannel customer engagement, so we have built a strategic partnership with SAP in order to support our capabilities and service offerings.
With an interdisciplinary approach, you will be a part of the team that represents a mixture of technology, content, and product specialists working together with SAP consultants, creating a meaningful impact in the world of the connected consumer.

You will own the Release Management lifecycle which includes scheduling, coordinating and managing releases for multiple applications across various platforms.
The releases can be inclusive of application updates, operating system patches, security improvements and hardware upgrades.
You will also provide tools and services to help product management and development teams manage and deploy releases into production.

Required experience.

Must have:

• 2+ years of previous release and/or software development experience
• Excellent understanding of computer software and it's development lifecycle
• Excellent knowledge of git based source driven development (gitflow)
• Excellent understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Good knowledge (written and spoken) of English

Nice to have:

• Experience with SAP CX (Customer eXperinece) / SAP Commerce Core (1905 or above) / SAP Commerce Cloud V2 (PaaS) is a plus
• Experience with AWS or other Cloud Platforms is a plus
• Knowledge of (.NET C#) / (Java/J2EE, servlets and JSP) is a plus
• Knowledge of Relational and NoSQL databases such as: MySQL, MSSQL, SAP S/4HANA, Mongo, Redis is a plus
• Experience in performance testing is a plus (JMeter, BlazeMeter)
• Work experience with the Atlassian Product Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence) is a plus
• Experience in using Scrum, XP, Kanban or other Agile concepts is a plus

Responsibilities.

• Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities
• Lead, coordinate and execute deployments to different environments, based on well established deployment plans and checklists
• Develop scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms
• Participate in project meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks.
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time, and that they meet or exceed expectations
• Support the development team in solving complex challenges
• Write and maintain good documentation which should include key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies and notification lists
• Communicate release details and schedules to the project managers / product owners as required
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process

Personal qualities and social skills.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of people
• Always willing to learn and stay up to date with latest technologies
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams (across multiple countries and time zones) toward task completion
• Strong ownership over your work
• Self-driven
• Problem-solving skills
• Proactive
• Effective leadership and analytical skills
• Initiative
• Time management
• Presentation skills
• Team player

Should you come work with us you will have.

• A structured onboarding and orientation process for first couple of months
• Mentor and buddy to make the transition to WM easier
• The opportunity to work with great people who share the same values
• Friendly environment and colleagues always eager to help and share their knowledge and experiences
• Complex, innovative projects for highly recognizable brands
• Competitive salary
• Professional development, certification and training (international and local)
• Complex, innovative projects for highly recognizable brands
• Private medical insurance

What to expect next - Hiring process in WM.

You can expect to go through the next stages in selection process:

• First stage - CV screening
• The second stage - Selected candidates will be given an assignment
• The third stage - Successful candidates will then be invited to an interview with an HR rep and a colleague DevOps Engineer
• Chosen candidate(s) will be contacted with an offer to join our team
• All candidates, who applied for the job, will receive feedback after and/or during the selection process regarding their status