Release Analyst Job Description

Release Analyst Job Description

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Release analyst provides input into the development and implementation of efficient procedures for the distribution and installation of changes to IT systems; build Release Plans and Release Issue Tracking and Resolution facilitation.

Release Analyst Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Performing all testing activities across assigned projects, utilizing processes, methods, metrics and software that ensure quality, reliability, system safety and security for the applications tested
Leads and participates in all implementation planning reviews within the group
Maintains Disaster Recovery Testing schedule and assists with Disaster Recovery/Business continuity testing
Maintaining and documenting of Disaster Recovery test plans
May perform database/disaster recovery for individual databases
Responds to issues regarding coordination and approval of changes
Provide appropriate governance oversight to ensure that the user community is adhering to standard methodology, processes and practices
Define the organizational metrics and dashboards required to determine the state of Change and Release Management ensuring processes are operating successfully
Assess/manage risk associated with deploying changes to production environment
Collaborate with Quality Assurance on release process improvements related to automated regression testing, UAT, and Release Management

Release Analyst Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Release Analyst

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NAFTA, ITIL, PMP, II, IAT, DOD, CCMP, CAFE, AALA

Education for Release Analyst

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the release analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Computer Science, Associates, Secondary Education, Education, Business, Engineering, Technical, Management, Information Technology, Project Management

Skills for Release Analyst

Desired skills for release analyst include:

Freedom of Information Act 13526 directive
Sponsor culture and requirements
Security
Court systems
Willing to learn
Change and release management principles
Legal terminology used in the area of police enforcement
Procedures and techniques
Basic problem resolution and escalation practices
Operating system

Desired experience for release analyst includes:

Experience using, administering ITSM tools, preferably Service Now
Practical experience researching, designing, and implementing ITSM processes, specifically in areas of Change and Release Management
This position will provide a unique and challenging D&R experience combining electrical, mechanical, styling, software, and vehicle level system performance
Act as lead D&R and program SPOC for Climate Electronic HMI Controls
Evaluate PDL’s to determine content and market variations
Lead Statement of Work/RFQ package completion

Release Analyst Examples

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Release Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of release analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for release analyst
  • Vehicle build support (BOM validation, BreadBoards, NMPDC, VP and as needed)
  • Support vehicle testing in wind tunnels and on road trips
  • Works hand in hand with Development teams & Operations teams to manage the release to a successful outcome
  • Negotiate contracts with client forum venues
  • Assisting in the preparation and analysis of the firmwide earnings release, related deliverables
  • Coordination of Polybrite’s supplier response to any customer release and shipment issues
  • Working with a global team, and responsible for directing/reviewing the test planning and execution work efforts of global team
  • Communicating effectively with IT Development, Project Management, Business Units, and other support staff on testing timelines, deliverables, status and other information
  • Participating in review sessions of business requirements, technical requirements, and design documents to ensure software changes are understood to facilitate testing planning and execution activities
  • Communicating frequently with IT Development to identify and track defects and defect fixes
Qualifications for release analyst
  • Must be a motivated self starter with the goal of delivering a quality part on time
  • Must have a mindset to meet all program deliverables on time with quality
  • Understanding of electronic and/or vehicle systems
  • Familiar with Vehicle Network Communications (MSCAN, etc…)
  • Working knowledge of Digital Buck/TCe
  • Working knowledge of Engineering disciplines (P-diagram, DFMEA, DVP&R, etc…)
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Release Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of release analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for release analyst
  • Effective prosecution of the day to day operations of the ITIL Release Management process using controlled processes, procedures and tools ensuring continued compliance to required ISO20K accreditation
  • Regular performance monitoring of the Release Management System, ensuring adherence to contractual SLA/OLA’s and Customer Satisfaction Survey levels and Key performance indicators are achieved or exceeded
  • Analyzes import and export documentation to determine admissibility, arrange for the type of release required by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and submits appropriate documents as required by CBP
  • Contacts carriers, customers, CBP and other parties to facilitate the release of imported merchandise
  • Analyzes documentation provided to determine the harmonized tariff number and whether the shipment qualifies for special tariff treatment, NAFTA, reduced duty rates and ensures all government agency regulations are followed
  • Reviews entries identified by a computer audit application or CBP automated broker interface for accuracy and CBP compliance
  • Conduct vendor audits
  • Review and approve all system access requests to ensure vendor has only the access required to complete their required functions
  • Reconcile and approve monthly vendor invoices
  • Develop, maintain, and improve the Build Automation processes and scripts necessary to produce consistent, accurate, scalable and maintainable Product Deliverables in a timely and repeatable fashion
Qualifications for release analyst
  • Understanding of the Studio FC Process and Deliverables
  • Understanding of the Decorative Part Approval Process (AAR, PPAP, etc…)
  • Understanding of vehicle diagnostic tools
  • Regulatory Business Analysts are part of the project working group to successfully agree project scope and implement within budget and timelines
  • Experience of delegating work, coaching and developing junior members of the team
  • Must have hands on experience working with Jira, Jenkins, Ant, Maven, Shell scripting, Puppet
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Release Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a release analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for release analyst
  • Communicate status and issues to leadership on a weekly basis and perform ad-hoc reporting as requested
  • Document designed processes and SAP capabilities by creating functional specifications, technical specifications and test plans for Help Desk Ticket and Change Request solutions
  • Participate in Peer Reviews to analyze trends in errors and propose resolutions to prevent further incidents
  • Assist test team members with defects and general testing as required
  • Document and communicate needed changes as it relates to the respective functional area
  • Work with the other project team members to ensure integration and consistency of configuration and design
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a high-integrated environment
  • Ensure the end-to-end process documentation for the respective functional area is current and update for each change undertaken
  • Document cut-over and sustainment activities as it relates to the respective functional area
  • Conduct risk assessment of the release and work with cross functional team members and management to develop mitigating plans (if required)
Qualifications for release analyst
  • Must have Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field
  • Highly proficient and knowledgeable in MS Office applications
  • High level of personal organization, the ability to promote efficient and effective organized teamwork
  • Strong knowledge of client classification-based regulations including EMIR, Dodd Frank, MiFID, Mandatory Clearing
  • Complex Business Rules engine
  • Create automated build scripts for code compilation and packaging
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Release Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a release analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for release analyst
  • Provides input to procedures for monitoring
  • Organize, direct, and manage activities for building and maintaining releases for their promotion to the production environment
  • Reporting Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required
  • Maintains a release repository, manages key information such as build, release procedures
  • We need someone who can bring value day one and influence the organization from within
  • We are looking for candidates who have come from a variety of backgrounds including but not limited to
  • On-site to support Managed Maintenance Windows, weekend and third shift work required
  • Facilitates all system releases by researching and understanding changes and the impact on Setup teams, coordinating testing, UAT, data warehouse changes
  • Manages and orchestrates release and deployment activities across P.O.S
  • Conduct formal release readiness reviews and gates
Qualifications for release analyst
  • Ensure Build environments are maintained and available
  • Create solutions for continuous builds, deployments and automation of such
  • Develops custom tools to improve day-to-day processes
  • Create and manage custom applications for software deployment and tool integration
  • Develop SharePoint workflows for configuration management processes
  • Manage and Administer Team Foundation Server and Jenkins Build portal
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Release Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of release analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for release analyst
  • Coordinate and own a schedule of Software Releases and Release Plans across multiple environments
  • Apply a degree of risk mitigation by monitoring and reviewing the Release Management process and the quality of the code being deployed
  • Assist with supporting Releases into live
  • Create and manage a forward schedule of Release, and work with the Change Manager to agree appropriate windows for application code release
  • Analyse the current Release Strategy, and develop a more efficient and repeatable process encompassing everything from Design, testing, live deployment right through to monitoring the live environment, capturing any bugs and building a lessons learned process
  • Manage the schedule of Releases for all projects across all environments end to end
  • Understand and document all the environments paying close attention to how they interact with each other
  • Design release processes from build, through test and defect fixing, to the release of new or changed software in to Live with the guidance of the Release Manager
  • Demonstrate through effective Release Management and management of risk analysis and mitigation, an increase of quality into live, and hence a reduction in service effecting issues
  • Manage the allocation of QA environments across the IT Delivery Platform, ensuring the teams understand who is using what environment
Qualifications for release analyst
  • Procedure/documentation creation and ownership
  • Coordinate deployment issues across various development and infrastructure teams and environments
  • Create and execute industry best practices within area of responsibility
  • Leverage past experience and strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with all stakeholders including PMO, Product Leads, Senior Management, Deployment, Operations, and Support
  • Solid hands-on experience with Visual Studio and Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) and its build tools (including code coverage reports, code churn reports, and custom report generation)
  • Understanding of build control tools (such as Ant, Eclipse, Visual Build Pro, MSBUILD) and defect tracking systems (such as Clear Quest)

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