NEW JOB OPENING
RELEASE MANAGER - APPLICATION PROGRAM MANAGER
IN BATON ROUGE, LA, USA!

 

Date Posted: 09/15/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 507564
Industry: Government
Job Title: Release Manager - Application Program Manager
Job Location: Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70802
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Primarily remote, possible occasional onsite needs
Shift: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 35
Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 80.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Deployment, Implementation, JIRA, Release Management, SDLC, ServiceNow, Stakeholders, Vendor Management
Nice To Have Skills/Attributes: State Agency experience
Experience Desired: Release management, deployment coordination, or related delivery role within software implementation (4+ yrs); Proven understanding of SDLC, environment management, and change control processes (4+ yrs); Experience with release or work-tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar (4+ yrs); Experience managing multiple release schedules simultaneously in a fast-paced setting (4+ yrs); Experience working with federal or state government agencies (2 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Required Certifications/Licenses: ITIL certification

**C2C is not available**

 

Job Description
Required Education:
• Bachelor's degree

Required Certifications:
• ITIL certification

Required Skills:
• 4+ years of experience in release management, deployment coordination, or a related delivery role within software implementation or technology consulting environments

Preferred Skills:
• Proven understanding of SDLC, environment management, and change control processes
• Experience with release or work-tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar tools
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams under time pressure
• Experience managing multiple release schedules simultaneously in a fast-paced setting
• Experience working with federal or state government agencies

Job Duties:
• Create and manage the release calendar and coordinate release schedules across concurrent projects
• Define and enforce release management processes, including release readiness criteria, approval gates, and rollback plans
• Partner with development, QA, and UAT teams to confirm release scope, sequencing, and dependencies
• Lead release planning and go/no-go meetings, ensuring risks and open items are visible to stakeholders before deployment
• Coordinate deployment activities across environments (dev, test, staging, production) with technical teams
• Maintain release documentation, including release notes, change logs, and post-release reports
• Identify and mitigate release risks, escalating issues that could affect timeline or client commitments
• Support post-release monitoring and coordinate quick resolution of any issues that surface after go-live
• Continuously refine release management practices and templates to improve consistency across engagements

  • **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

  • **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

 

Benefits:
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California Pay Equity:
For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' website here.

Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.

Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).

 

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About Rose

  • Founded in 1993
  • Office Locations Across the U.S.
  • 150+ Clients: Corporations and Government Agencies
  • Employee Oriented Company
  • Challenging Assignments Across the U.S.
  • Continuous Professional Development

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