Application Program Manager/ Analyst

MATRIX SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES INC

Application Program Manager/ Analyst

Baton Rouge, LA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Health insurance

    Paid time off

    Tuition assistance

    The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

    Create and manage the release calendar and coordinate release schedules across concurrent projects

    Define and enforce release management processes, including release readiness criteria, approval gates, and rollback plans

    Partner with development, QA, and UAT teams to confirm release scope, sequencing, and dependencies

    Lead release planning and go/no-go meetings, ensuring risks and open items are visible to stakeholders before deployment

    Coordinate deployment activities across environments (dev, test, staging, production) with technical teams

    Maintain release documentation, including release notes, change logs, and post-release reports

    Identify and mitigate release risks, escalating issues that could affect timeline or client commitments

    Support post-release monitoring and coordinate quick resolution of any issues that surface after go-live

    Continuously refine release management practices and templates to improve consistency across engagements

    Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

    4+ years of experience in release management, deployment coordination, or a related delivery role within software implementation or technology consulting environments

    Bachelor's degree

    ITIL certification

    Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

    Proven understanding of SDLC, environment management, and change control processes

    Experience with release or work-tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar tools

    Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams under time pressure

    Experience managing multiple release schedules simultaneously in a fast-paced setting

    Experience working with federal or state government agencies

    This is a remote position.