Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Release Manager position! This is a 6-18 months contract and will be hybrid Buffalo, NY 4 days on site. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered. What You'll Be Doing: Shepherd application code through the complete release lifecycle from development to production deployment Coordinate quality gates, user acceptance testing, regression testing, performance testing, and penetration testing across multiple concurrent releases Manage weekly release schedules coordinating dozen+ deployments across 100+ engineers and cross-functional stakeholders Drive migration of on-premises deployment pipelines to Azure-based CI/CD infrastructure Facilitate release readiness reviews ensuring completion of auditable deliverables, testing requirements, and rollback plans Maintain and execute deployment automation pipelines while ensuring platform integrity and zero-downtime deployments Collaborate with developers, validators, technical teams, business partners, and database/network teams throughout release cycles Establish continuous release cadences supporting daily microservice builds and bi-weekly sprint cycles Identify and mitigate cross-application dependencies, deployment conflicts, and release risks Conduct post-release reviews and implement process improvements to enhance delivery speed and reliability What You'll Need to Have: 6+ years of Release Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering experience in enterprise environments Proven expertise in release coordination and communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders Strong multitasking ability managing multiple concurrent releases and competing priorities Hands-on experience with GitLab including Git-based version control, branching strategies, and code promotion models Deep knowledge of CI/CD pipeline design, development, administration, and execution Proficiency in PowerShell for deployment automation and scripting Experience with Azure DevOps and cloud-based software delivery platforms Financial services or highly regulated industry experience strongly preferred Pay Range: $60-65+/hr Questions about any of our jobs? Email us at recruiting@lhtservices.com View all of our open jobs here: jobs.lhtservices.com