Release Manager (Configuration and Change Management)

About the role

Maximus is seeking an experienced Release Manager to support a mission-critical federal program. This role leads release planning, governance, and deployment activities across a portfolio of applications and infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in release and configuration management, software build and deployment, DevOps practices, and cross-functional coordination. This role is on-site in Annapolis Junction, MD and requires an active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and execute application releases, operating system patches, security updates, hardware upgrades, and other changes across mission-critical systems.
• Manage the release lifecycle, including version control, implementation and rollback planning, Go/No-Go reviews, deployment coverage, and post-deployment validation.
• Maintain deployment, implementation, and communication plans in accordance with configuration management and document control standards.
• Coordinate software builds, DevOps configuration changes, and deployments across development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Partner with Agile, DevSecOps, engineering, testing, operations, infrastructure,