Release Manager

DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank’s technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its set-up in 2013, Bucharest Technology Centre (BEX) has constantly proven its capacity to deliver global technology products and services, playing a dynamic role in the Bank’s technology transformation.

We have a robust, hands-on engineering culture dedicated to continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, technical skill development and networking. We are an essential part of the Bank’s technology platform and develop applications for many important business areas.

Our fundamental is that the highest application availability, scalability, technology- and security standards are a must. With our platform we want to be an enabler for highest quality cloud-based software solutions and processes at Deutsche Bank

Responsibilities:

• Working with product owners and stakeholders to understand release goals, features, and desired outcomes.

• Accompany multiple intertwined subprojects and combined them into successful application releases.

• Creating detailed release schedules, timelines, and milestones, including all phases from development to deployment.

• Identifying and coordinating the necessary resources (people, environments, tools) for each release.

• Determining and documenting the frequency and type of releases (e.g., major, minor, hotfix).

• Overseeing and coordinating all activities across development, QA, operations, and other teams as well as all environments involved in the release process.

• Tracking progress against the release plan, identifying and addressing any deviations or delays.

• Identifying and managing dependencies between di􀆯erent teams, components, and systems.

• Go/No-Go Decisions: Facilitating and leading discussions to determine if a release is ready to proceed to the next stage (e.g., UAT, production).

• Proactively identifying potential risks that could impact the release, such as technical issues, resource constraints, or security vulnerabilities.

• Creating plans to address identified risks and minimize their impact.

• Tracking and resolving release-related issues, escalating to appropriate stakeholders when necessary.

• Post-Release Monitoring- Overseeing the initial monitoring of a release in production to identify and address any immediate issues.

• Communicating Release Status- Providing regular updates to all stakeholders

• (management, development teams, product owners, business users) on release progress, risks, and issues.

• Facilitating Stakeholder Meetings - Leading and participating in release-related

• meetings, such as release planning, readiness reviews, and post-mortems.

• Managing Expectations- Setting realistic expectations with stakeholders regarding release scope, timelines, and potential challenges.

• Creating Release Notes and Documentation- Ensuring comprehensive release

• notes and relevant documentation are prepared and distributed.

• Defining and Improving Release Processes - Continuously reviewing and

• improving the release management process to enhance efficiency, quality, and speed.

• Implementing and Utilizing Release Tools- Leveraging release automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, and other software to streamline the release process.

• Ensuring Compliance: Ensure the application’s compliance with Deutsche Bank IT policies (i.e. security monitoring, roadmap compliance, access management-SoD, etc), including availability of all necessary application/service knowledge and documentation.

• Fostering Collaboration: Promoting effective communication and collaboration between all teams involved in the release process.

• Mentoring and Guiding Teams: Providing guidance and support to development and QA teams on release best practices.

Skills:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a in a Release manager role. ITIL knowledge would be a plus.

• Understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle): Deep knowledge of various methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, DevOps) and their application.

• CI/CD Concepts: Familiarity with automation principles, tools (e.g., Jenkins,

• Artifactory, Teamcity, Git/BitBucket, Kubernetes ) best practices.

• Version Control Systems (VCS): Proficiency with Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) for branching, merging, and release tagging strategies.

• Deployment Tools and Methodologies: Experience with various deployment strategies and tools (e.g., Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm).

• Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP): Understanding of cloud infrastructure, services, and deployment models if applicable to the organization's environment.

• Scripting/Automation: Basic scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automating release tasks or managing configurations.

• Experience with tooling across the Software development Lifecycle/DevOps: Jira, HP ALM, Confluence, etc.)

• Capable of managing unexpected events; control and deal with them quickly and efficiently. When confronted with a problem, you will need to collect information, analyze situation, point out solutions and apply them to solve them perfectly in reasonable time.

• Experience with working together with Agile/SCRUM teams and their methods and tooling.

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health.

• Empowering managers who value your ideas and decisions. Show your positive attitude, determination, and open-mindedness.

• A professional, passionate, and fun workplace.

• A modern office with fun and relaxing areas to boost creativity.

• Continuous learning culture with coaching and support from team experts.

• A culture where you can openly speak about mental health.

Physically thriving: We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive. For example, Private healthcare and life insurance with premium benefits for you and discounts for your loved ones, healthier ways of working and check-up's.

Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and well-being.

• 24 days holiday, loyalty days, and bank holidays (including weekdays for weekend bank holidays).

• Hybrid working model with flexible working options

• Enjoy retailer discounts, cultural and CSR activities, workshops, and more.

Financially secure: We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.

• Competitive income, performance-based promotions, and a sense of purpose.

• Meal vouchers, bonuses for referrals

Interested in more: discover what our employees value in the Well-being & Benefits hub!

We strive for a Culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.