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Ascendion

Release Manager

On site

Bromley, United kingdom

Full Time

17-11-2025

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Skills

Communication Jira ServiceNow GitLab CI/CD DevOps Jenkins Azure DevOps Scrum Azure Agile CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

We’re looking for a Senior Release Manager to oversee end-to-end release and deployment processes for a leading banking customer. The ideal candidate will ensure smooth, compliant, and high-quality software deliveries across multiple systems and teams.

Key Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, and manage software releases across multiple applications.
Ensure compliance with banking and regulatory standards.
Coordinate across development, QA, DevOps, and business teams.
Manage risk, rollback, and communication for all releases.
Drive automation and process improvements in release management.

Required Skills & Experience

Proven experience in banking, financial services, or fintech environments.
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and environment management.
Familiarity with ITIL processes, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and service transition management.
Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, ServiceNow, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.

About the Company

Ascendion is a leading provider of AI-first software engineering services. Our applied AI, software engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent transformation capabilities accelerate innovation for Global 2000 clients. Ascendion is headquartered in New Jersey. In addition to our remote/hybrid workforce, we have a presence in 12 countries and 40+ global offices across North America, Eurpoe, and APAC. We are committed to building technology powered by Generative AI with an inclusive workforce, service to our commun... Know more