Release Manager (Configuration and Change Management)

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.

We offer flexible work arrangements to support employees while meeting client and program requirements.

Relocation assistance is available to eligible candidates who currently live more than 50 miles from the applicable work location in Annapolis Junction MD.

Active Secret Security clearance required.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS123, T3, Band 6

Job-Specific Essential Duties and 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, and third-party teams to align release schedules, dependencies, and resources.

- Facilitate TRB, CRB, CRQ, and OCCB meetings; prepare agendas, materials, decisions, and action items.

- Identify and mitigate risks, issues, conflicts, and resource constraints affecting release scope, schedule, quality, or stability.

- Provide timely release communications on schedules, readiness, status, outcomes, and required actions.

- Administer GitLab, including upgrades, patching, incident resolution, access, and account management.

- Track release activities, change requests, and deployment status in EWM and ServiceNow.

- Coordinate application testing, release validation, production readiness, and post-deployment verification.

- Improve release and configuration management processes, tools, documentation, and training.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Active Secret clearance is required.

- Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S.

citizens; candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.

- Minimum of 7 years of experience in release management, DevOps, configuration management, or a related technical role.

- Experience managing enterprise-level software builds, releases, and deployments across development, test, staging, and production environments.

- Experience with version control, configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile or DevSecOps methodologies.

- Strong communication, fa...