15 of 15 Contract Release Management Jobs in the South East

Job Tittle : Head of Release Management/Director Location: London (Hybrid: 5 days in 10) Contract Length: 6 Months (with potential for permanent placement) Daily Rate: £885 (Inside IR35) Contract Type: Temporary Working Pattern: Full Time Join Us in Transforming Release Management! Our client, a leading player in the Financial Services sector, is on the lookout … for an enthusiastic and dynamic Head of Release Management/Director to spearhead their innovative journey! This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a brand-new role focused on shaping release and environment management across EMEA. As the Head of Release Management, you will be at the forefront of defining … and executing a strategic vision that enhances the quality and efficiency of release processes. You will be responsible for: Strategic Leadership: Developing a multi-year roadmap aligned with business objectives and regulatory standards. Governance & Compliance: Establishing frameworks and maintaining audit-ready controls that ensure safe and compliant releases. Collaboration: Partnering with Architecture, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Software Development teams More ❯

in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Location : London, 4 days on site required Duration : 6-month Rate : Via umbrella Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Release Management Lead (VP) to join a large, global financial services organisation undergoing major technology transformation. This newly created role will lead the planning, coordination, and governance of software … and infrastructure releases across multiple platforms. You will shape release practices, ensure compliance, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, well-governed, and efficient releases with minimal business disruption. What You'll Do: Manage and maintain the enterprise release calendar. Lead major, minor, and emergency releases across business units. Oversee release readiness, rollback planning … and post-release reviews. Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR). Act as the central point of coordination for senior stakeholders and technology teams. Contribute to governance forums including Release Boards and CABs. Drive process improvements and support the adoption of release management tooling and automation. Skills & Experience Required: Extensive More ❯

My Client leading financial institution is seeking an experienced Release Management Lead to oversee planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases across enterprise platforms. Release Management Lead - Financial Services Location: London | Contract: Inside IR35 | Rate: £739/day Key Responsibilities: Own and manage the enterprise release calendar. Plan and execute major, minor, and … emergency releases. Coordinate with Product, Engineering, QA, and Infrastructure teams. Ensure rollback plans and communication strategies for critical releases. Lead release bridges and out-of-hours deployments. Manage post-release issue tracking and remediation. Required Skills: Extensive release management experience in financial services. Strong knowledge of ITIL, change governance, and regulatory standards (DORA, SOX, GDPR). … Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow), CI/CD pipelines, and scaled agile frameworks (SAFe). Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills. What's on Offer: Competitive day rate: £739/day (Inside IR35). Work with a leading financial institution in a collaborative environment Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that More ❯

Head of Release Management - 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) Location: London (Hybrid) My client, a leading investment bank is looking for a Head of Release Management for a greenfield role to establish and mature a centralised release and environment management function across EMEA. This is a unique opportunity to shape strategy and drive transformation … toward Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps practices. Key Responsibilities Define and implement a multi-year roadmap for release and environment management. Own end-to-end release lifecycle governance aligned with SDLC and regulatory standards. Ensure compliance with DORA , FCA/PRA, and ISO 27001. Oversee non-production environments, enforce lifecycle policies, and maintain audit-ready controls. Build and … lead a high-performing team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. Essential Experience Proven leadership in release and environment management within financial services/banking . DORA compliance and regulatory frameworks a strong plus Expertise in CI/CD toolchains , DevOps principles, and modern architecture (microservices, cloud-native). Familiarity with ITIL, scaled agile frameworks (SAFe), and SDLC methodologies. More ❯

An Investment Banking client is currently hiring for a Head of Release Management and a Lead Release Manager to join the Bank. The initial contract will be for 6 months rolling paying £826pd via an Umbrella company. The position requires 50% attendance to the London based office. Required experience: Extensive experience in release and environment management within banking or regulated industries managing a global, enterprise-level function and proven ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple programmes with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills. Deep experience in a senior technology leadership role within a highly regulated financial services institution, demonstrating fluency with banking compliance and audit cycles. Strategic understanding of modern software architecture More ❯

your systems Your Profile Essential Skills/Knowledge/Experience (Up to 10, avoid repetition) 10+ years of professional experience Strong understanding of engineering software processes, lifecycle methodology, configuration management, release management, and system verification and testing Ability to work independently and oversee entire projects or significant parts, ensuring timely completion Recognized technical authority with ability to More ❯

your systems Your Profile Essential Skills/Knowledge/Experience (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) 10+ years of professional experience Strong understanding of engineering software processes, lifecycle methodology, configuration management, release management, and system verification and testing Ability to work independently and oversee entire projects or significant parts, focusing on completing tasks on time Recognized technical authority More ❯

Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams, including product, engineering, QA, data, architecture, and supplier resources, to maintain alignment and drive progress. Own the delivery roadmap, milestones, risks, dependencies, and RAID management, ensuring visibility and proactive issue resolution. Act as the primary delivery interface between Connells Group Technology, estate agency brands, and external CRM supplier ensuring strong communication and alignment. Support … clear governance and reporting, providing weekly executive-level updates on delivery health, progress, risk, and readiness. Maintain delivery discipline, including sprint/iteration planning, Kanban flow, backlog refinement, and release management depending on the workstream. Drive dependency management across data migration, integrations, training, testing, and brand readiness. Support supplier management, ensuring third-party delivery commitments, SLAs … Proven delivery leadership across large-scale transformation or CRM/platform implementations. Strong technical delivery background, able to engage confidently with engineering, architecture, data, and vendor teams. Excellent stakeholder management, including at senior and executive levels, with the ability to simplify complex issues. Experience managing third-party suppliers, ensuring accountability, performance, and delivery to agreed milestones. Commercially aware, with More ❯

Outside of IR35 Rate: £400/£450 per Day Location: Hertfordshire (On-site/Hybrid Requirement) We are looking for an experiencedRelease Manager to completely own and govern the Release Management lifecycle across a complex, multi-portfolio environment. This is a critical role that requires strategic coordination and hands-on management to ensure the seamless, compliant, and … timely progression of code across development, test, and production landscapes for multiple applications. You will act as the single point of control, implementing robust release processes and providing expert support to development and testing teams as they manage their environments. Key Responsibilities Own the Release Lifecycle: Define, document, and manage the end-to-end release process for … all enterprise applications across multiple business portfolios. Scheduling & Coordination: Create and maintain the Master Release Schedule, planning and coordinating major, minor, and emergency releases. Process Implementation: Implement and enforce standardised governance processes for the secure and compliant promotion of code through Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environments. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Owners, Development Leads, QA, and More ❯

vulnerability remediation activities of the current Windows endpoint and server estate, with an initial focus of Cyber Essentials compliance. The role will also be responsible for the allocation and management of tasks/work packages for a team of Senior System Analysis who will also be focused on security/vulnerability remediation activities of the current Windows estate. The … and adoption of cloud/managed services. Build strong relationships with stakeholders Desirable Professional certifications (e.g., Microsoft MCSE/MCP). ITIL Foundation or higher; PRINCE2 or Agile project management qualifications. Experience in Higher Education or DevOps. Experience working on and delivering Cyber Essentials Technical Requirements Essential 5+ years’ experience in day-to-day management of large Windows … endpoint estates of 3,000+ devices 5+ years’ experience in day-to-day management of large Windows server estates of 500+ servers SME and technical leadership experience, working and collaborating as part of a team Excellent communication, engagement, proactive, positive, can-do attitude Strong experience with MS Active Directory, SCCM, Intune AD Group Policy configuration and troubleshooting Solid understanding More ❯

and IT Security The ability to manage multiple small to medium sized Projects simultaneously, with the ability to prioritise and pivot depending on Business requirements Understand the PRINCE2 Project Management framework demonstrating ability to plan and run projects whilst utilising this methodology. Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management experience, up to and including C-Level Ability to run complex and … commercially significant projects maintaining quality and control throughout The Project Ability to lead and manage Technical Resources, operating in a matrix management structure Demonstrate examples of working in similar successful positions previously Be highly collaborative with the wider delivery team, management structure and business leaders. Demonstrate a very high level of customer service and stakeholder management expertise … Application deployment (not necessarily development) System deployments, upgrades or migrations Security system rollout, as an example to; manage privileged access, data loss prevention, MFA Networking - WAN, LAN, WiFi, Firewalls Release Management experience beneficial Ability to work within the varied International Compliance and Regulatory requirements. Ability to work within a hybrid On-premise and Off-premise Cloud Computing environment. More ❯

may also be required however to assist with other areas of the general support of the current Windows estate. Technical Requirements Essential 5+ years’ experience in day-to-day management of large Windows endpoint estates of 3,000+ devices 5+ years’ experience in day-to-day management of large Windows server estates of 500+ servers SME and technical … Essentials compliance Specific experience of conducting security/vulnerability patching and remediation at scale Application packaging/deployment via SCCM Working in an ITIL environment with change and incident management SQL vulnerabilities Presenting technical solutions confidently to relevant approval boards Creating and reviewing high- and low-level technical documentation, technical standards and processes Desirable Experience with packaging/troubleshooting … using Cloudpaging technology/AppsAnywhere MS SQL experience Qualys vulnerability management Experience working on and delivering Cyber Essentials Working Requirements: Reporting to the Project technical lead Working with the Security Operations Team to identify current/new security vulnerabilities and other out of date/non complaint software. Reviewing and Prioritisation of identified security vulnerabilities Removing/updating software More ❯

Candidates must be eligible for UK SC clearance £340.00 to £390.00 Per Day - Inside IR35 A leading Authority client requires Service Analyst's, ideally with experience in Government Service Management processes, to help co-ordinate live service incidents, issues, help with the change process and also there is some system admin. Ideally you will hold active SC clearance however … performance and respond appropriately to alerts Assist Service Delivery and DevOps functions, ensure key processes are adhered to and efficiently handled Be a Subject Matter Expert in Government Service Management processes such as Incident, Problem & Change Clearly capture detail and communicate issues concisely Provide status communications to Service Delivery Managers Manage twice weekly Data Platform Services change review Organise … and facilitate patching of DPS servers System Admin responsibilities for Infonet System Work within and across multiple Product orientated delivery (POD) teams The senior role will involve some Release management and supporting a more junior Service Analyst If your profile demonstrates strong and recent experience in the above areas - please submit your application ASAP to Jackie Dean at More ❯

to undertake the process for UK SC clearance (min 5 years continuous residence in UK) A leading Authority client requires Service Analyst's, ideally with experience in Government Service Management processes, to help co-ordinate live service incidents, issues, help with the change process and also there is some system admin. Ideally you will hold active SC clearance however … performance and respond appropriately to alerts Assist Service Delivery and DevOps functions, ensure key processes are adhered to and efficiently handled Be a Subject Matter Expert in Government Service Management processes such as Incident, Problem & Change Clearly capture detail and communicate issues concisely Provide status communications to Service Delivery Managers Manage twice weekly Data Platform Services change review Organise … and facilitate patching of DPS servers System Admin responsibilities for Infonet System Work within and across multiple Product orientated delivery (POD) teams The senior role will involve some Release management and supporting a more junior Service Analyst If your profile demonstrates strong and recent experience in the above areas - please submit your application ASAP to Jackie Dean at More ❯

across multiple areas with a focus on infrastructure M&A IT integrations. Understand the PRINCE2 framework demonstrating ability to design and run projects tailoring this methodology. Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management experience. Ability to run complex and commercially significant projects maintaining quality and control. Ability to lead and provide guidance to technical resources. Demonstrate examples of similar successful positions in … the past. Be highly collaborative with the wider delivery team, management structure and business leaders. Demonstrate a very high level of customer service and empathy to the customer issues delivering solutions while working within budget. Negotiate with suppliers to provide best balance of quality, service and price. Be an excellent communicator. Be able to commute to London and travel … Email migration processes and complex email routing environments Application deployment System deployments, upgrades or migrations Security system rollout, as an example to; manage privileged access, data loss prevention, MFA Release Management experience beneficial Ability to work within the varied International Compliance and Regulatory requirements. Ability to work within a hybrid On-premise and Off-premise Cloud Computing environment. More ❯