Release Manager (Cloud) - Inside IR35 - Manchester

Summary: Programme Release Manager (Cloud) is needed for a leading brand in Manchester, offering hybrid working arrangements and long-term engagement. The role focuses on defining and governing release management strategies while ensuring compliance and stability across environments. Candidates should have a strong background in environment management and a solid understanding of SDLC and cloud environments. Stakeholder management and governance experience are also essential for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and govern the environment and release management strategy, ensuring environments are compliant, stable, and aligned with delivery needs.
• Manage environment life cycle, calendars, and readiness across multiple workstreams.
• Establish governance standards including tooling, branching strategies, naming conventions, and documentation.
• Gate releases to ensure SDLC, security, and resilience compliance.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement in release and testing processes.
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, and delivery teams to ensure consistent environment standards and operational integrity.

Key Skills:

• Strong background in environment management for large-scale programmes.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, DevOps practices, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Proven stakeholder management and governance experience.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Manchester

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Programme Release Manager (Cloud) required to join a leading brand in Manchester.

Hybrid working, long term engagement & excellent rates

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern the environment and release management strategy, ensuring environments are compliant, stable, and aligned with delivery needs.
• Manage environment life cycle, calendars, and readiness across multiple workstreams.
• Establish governance standards including tooling, branching strategies, naming conventions, and documentation.
• Gate releases to ensure SDLC, security, and resilience compliance.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement in release and testing processes.
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, and delivery teams to ensure consistent environment standards and operational integrity.

Experience

• Strong background in environment management for large-scale programmes.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, DevOps practices, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Proven stakeholder management and governance experience.

Open to candidates across the county of Lancashire, Cheshire, Chester, Manchester, Liverpool & other neighbouring towns/cities.