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Senior Release Manager

Posted 3 days 21 hours ago by Jobtailor

Permanent

Full Time

I.T. & Communications Jobs

Not Specified, Ireland

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Release Manager will collaborate with cross functional teams including developers, testers, basis administrators, system environment owners and business stakeholders to minimise downtime and risks.
Oversee the end to end management of SAP software and integrated systems, ensuring seamless release cycles.
Plan, coordinate, and execute SAP centric software releases, including patches, upgrades, and custom developments, through structured pipelines from development to production.
Implement and optimise release strategies using tools like SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM), Transport Management System (TMS), or integrated CI/CD frameworks.
Ensure that the boundary systems needed are connected or emulated, across the relevant systems, based on the needs of the release.
Conduct release planning meetings, manage change requests, and ensure adherence to release calendars and rollback procedures.
Monitor and mitigate risks during deployments, including impact assessments on surrounding systems (e.g., interfaces with ERP, CRM, BI tools).
Ensure all SAP environments (dev, test, preprod, prod) are provisioned, configured, and ready for use, including hardware, software, and data refreshes.
Perform regular environment health checks, capacity planning, and synchronisation between tiers to maintain consistency and data integrity.
Manage landscape refreshes, system copies, and cloning processes using SAP tools like SWPM, HANA Studio, or third party automation scripts.
Troubleshoot environment related issues with relevant teams, such as performance bottlenecks, connectivity problems, or configuration drifts, to support timely testing and go lives.
Develop and enforce best practices for change management, version control, and audit compliance (e.g., SOX, GDPR).
Collaborate with security teams to ensure environments meet access controls, encryption, and vulnerability standards.
Analyse post release metrics to identify improvements in deployment speed, error rates, and overall system stability.
Mentor junior team members and ensure training on release and environment management tools and processes.
Work closely with development, QA, operations, and business units to align release schedules with project timelines and business needs.
Provide clear release plan, status reports, dashboards, and recommendations to senior leadership on release progress and environment readiness.
Participate in incident management and root cause analysis for production issues related to releases or environments.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in release management and environment provisioning within an environment of ERP, CRM and Integration platforms (ideally SAP).
Proven track record managing complex SAP landscapes and integrations with non SAP systems.
Hands on experience with SAP tools such as Solution Manager, TMS, CTS+, and environment management utilities.
Familiarity with DevOps practices for SAP, ideally with Azure DevOps or SAP focused CI/CD solutions.
Strong understanding of ITIL processes, particularly change, release, and configuration management.
Experience working with senior stakeholders, working with cross functional teams and building and maintaining relationships.

Hard Skills