Release and Deployment Lead

Responsibilities

• Cook up enterprise release schedules impacting VMware infrastructure, Microsoft 365 configurations, network devices, database updates, security tool implementations, and endpoint deployments.
• Ensure proper sequencing, dependency validation, and production readiness.
• Manage release documentation including deployment plans, rollback strategies, testing validation results, change impact analyses, and CAB approval artifacts within ITSM workflows.
• Validate that all releases have been successfully tested in development and test environments prior to production implementation and confirm monitoring, backup, and logging integrations are functioning as expected.
• Lead Change Advisory Board coordination sessions to review infrastructure and system modifications, evaluate operational risk, and ensure compliance with enterprise governance processes.
• Oversee post-implementation validation activities including performance monitoring, SLA impact review, incident tracking, and root cause documentation when required.
• Produce release calendars, deployment reports, and change performance metrics for executive review.
• Ensure quality standards are maintained including zero unauthorized releases, documented approval trails, rollback capability validation, and measurable reduction in change-related service disruptions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8+ years of relevant engineering experience supporting enterprise information systems environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, validating, and optimizing infrastructure changes across complex IT environments.
• Master’s Degree with 6+ years or Associate’s Degree with 10+ years of relevant experience may be substituted.
• Experience leading enterprise release and deployment engineering activities across VMware infrastructure, network environments, database platforms, Microsoft 365 services, cloud workloads, and security tooling.
• Demonstrated knowledge of release engineering methodologies including deployment sequencing, dependency validation, rollback planning, and production readiness assessment.
• Experience conducting technical risk assessments for infrastructure and system modifications and developing mitigation strategies to minimize operational and SLA impact.
• Strong understanding of Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes and technical change risk evaluation within IT governance environments.
• Experience utilizing ITSM workflows for change documentation, release validation tracking, approval management, and audit traceability.
• Knowledge of deployment performance metrics and change-related service impact analysis to support continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

ActioNet offers a comprehensive benefits program including:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Education and Professional Training
• Employee Referral and Merit Recognition Programs
• Employee Assistance and Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Holidays: 11 per year
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Disability Insurance

Schedule

Full-Time Employee.

Pay

$138,000 - $176,000 annually.

Location

Rockville, MD.

Clearance

SECRET or L Clearance.