Space Force - SDA Release Manager

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 3 years relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

The Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, governing, creating, and managing software releases and the associated release management process in support of multiple mission capabilities and program increments.

The Release Manager serves as the primary coordination point among Software Teams, Integration & Test (I&T), Configuration Management (CM), DevSecOps/DSO, Operations, Maintenance & Sustainment (OM&S), cybersecurity, and program management.

Primary Responsibilities

Release Planning and Scheduling

• Develop, maintain, and communicate release plans, cadence, milestones, and deployment schedules across multiple releases.
• Track delivery dates and provide timely status, risk, and schedule updates to program leadership.
• Identify release dependencies, constraints, risks, and decision points; coordinate mitigation or escalation as appropriate.

Release Readiness and Governance

• Establish and execute a consistent release management process.
• Create a body-of-evidence for each release candidate, ensuring the software changes, resolved defects, risks, open defects, cybersecurity findings, test results, deployment readiness, and operational impacts are understood.
• Attend and participate in the release management configuration control boards (CCBs) and provide release content, release status, readiness evidence, deployment constraints, and rollback considerations.

Release Documentation and Reporting

• Generate and maintain a body-of-evidence (BoE) for each release candidate. Depending on the CCB, BoEs may include:
• Identification of changed software artifacts (new, modified, and deleted).
• Resolved defects and features
• Unresolved defects and features
• CCB checklists
• Test procedures and test reports
• Cybersecurity analysis
• Deployment prerequisites and environment impacts
• Operational considerations, dependencies, and rollback information
• Installation and rollback procedures
• Design, maintain, and improve release reporting mechanisms that enable stakeholders to view planned versus actual releases, release content, schedule performance, readiness status, and release metrics.
• Identify, maintain, and report software-delivery metrics, including MVT/feature progress, release predictions, release cadence, and release readiness.

Suggested Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience with Agile, iterative, and/or milestone-driven software delivery models.
• Detail oriented, with a familiarity with configuration management, defect management, version control, CI/CD pipelines, software testing, cybersecurity, and deployment processes.
• Familiarity with Jira, Gitlab, Confluence, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is recommended.
• Ability to assess technical evidence and communicate clear, objective release recommendations.

Our Commitment to You

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options: This position can be fully on-site or a minimum of three days in the office.While on-site, you will be a part of the SDA team located in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $118,519.00 - USD $131,482.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans