Key Responsibilities:
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* Plan, coordinate, and manage releases across Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training systems deployed within cloud-hosted, containerised environments.
* Manage release pipelines and deployment workflows supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
* Coordinate releases across engineering, platform, and operations teams to ensure reliable deployment of containerised services and applications.
* Ensure all releases comply with ITIL release and deployment management governance, including change approval and release documentation.
* Oversee deployment activities to cloud platforms and container orchestration environments (e.g. Kubernetes/OpenShift).
* Maintain version control and release traceability for software, infrastructure configurations, and training system components.
* Work with configuration and change management teams to ensure releases align with approved changes and configuration baselines.
* Support automated build, test, and deployment pipelines to ensure repeatable and reliable releases.
* Coordinate release readiness activities including integration testing, system validation, and operational acceptance.
* Support in Configuration Management, working closely with the Configuration Practitioner.
* Conduct post-release reviews and implement improvements to release automation and deployment processes.
Required Skills and Experience:
* Proven experience managing problem management activities within complex IT or technical service environments.
* Experience managing software releases within CI/CD driven environments.
* Strong understanding of ITIL release and deployment management processes.
* Experience supporting containerised application deployments using orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes or OpenShift).
* Working knowledge of CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Helm).
* Experience managing releases into cloud or hybrid environments (e.g. Azure, AWS).
* Understanding of container image management, versioning, and deployment strategies.
* Experience coordinating releases across engineering, DevOps, and platform teams.
* Strong organisational skills managing multiple releases across complex technical environments.
* ITIL certification (Foundation or higher).
Desirable Skills and Experience:
* Experience working within defence, government, or regulated service environments.
* Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines delivering containerised microservices into Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift environments.
* Experience supporting infrastructure-as-code or platform automation tools. xsngvjr
* Experience supporting releases within modelling and simulation environments, particularly LVC training systems.