Application Deployment Manager (CG41087)

Application Deployment Manager  (CG41087)

12+ Month Contract

Contract Terms: W2

The Deployment Manager is an integral part of the Application Platform delivery team within Information Technology. The Deployment Manager will act as the central focal point for delivering IT solutions to the production operational environment. This position brings cross-functional technical team members together during the introductory phase of the project to create an orchestra for production changes. This position will manage processes for introducing changes into production, ensuring adherence to best practices and IT change management policies and procedures. In addition, the Deployment Manager will evaluate risks, develop risk mitigation plans, detailed deployment and back out plans to deploy the changes to production. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

The Digital Presence Deployment Manager must be a results-oriented self-starter who can effectively navigate a large organization. The individual will be accountable for managing small to large deployments to both .org (e-Member and MSSA) and our new Web Presence Platform for all planned releases and emergency changes. 

Mentor other team members on change management process 
Assess deployment readiness of proposed production changes 
Evaluate risk of introducing a change to production and create risk Matrix at very early stage of deployment planning 
Validate operational environment for production readiness 
Establish deployment approaches to major application releases and patches 
Create deployment support Matrix 
Coordinate deployment planning meetings to document clear/concise steps including the following for each task: 
- Approximate start and end time 
- Resource required to complete the task 
- Estimated task duration 

Create dry-run and roll back plans 
Coordinate dry run of the change plan in a non-production environment 
Coordinate dry-run of the roll back plan using a pre-defined model in a non-production environment 
Create multiple change management records in support of introducing the change 
Represent the change to various Change Approval Boards and acquire all necessary approvals 
Provide deployment resource estimates to release managers 
Partner with release manager for decisions impacting the release 
Prepare deployment checklist 
Coordinate with IBM SO for assignment of engineers to support change 
Coordinate resources and test plan for post go live validation 
Lead technical bridge during approved change window 
Execute the approved detailed deployment as planned 
Document issues identified as part of the change and follow up on resolutions to inform go/no go decision 
Escalate to management during the deployment as needed 
Communicate the release event to a broader group 
Mentor other team members on change management process 

SKILLS 

J2EE experience with N tier architecture 
Portal experience using web services and service oriented architecture 
Experience with Solaris, AIX and Linux 
Experience in handling Design WebServices and deployment 
Experienced on SOA 
Experienced on Virtualization technology 
Understanding of Load balancing, Web Server Plug-ins and JVM 
Understanding of security guidelines SOX and PCI 
Experience using Remedy or other change management tools 
Expert in Microsoft office suite of products 
Experience working with Oracle databases (understand stored procedures, triggers, SQL) 
Experience with change management processes 
Excellent oral and written communication skills 
Strong negotiation and planning skills including resource supply and demand planning 
Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage effectively with ambiguous requirements 
Experience in fast-paced work environment (Agile) and waterfall and how to integrate them 
Minimum 6 years of experience in J2EE/Portal development experience and/or deployment of medium to complex applications with J2EE 
Exercise considerable judgment to make decisions for less defined and complex issues 
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline 
Healthcare experience, and ITIL certification is a plus 
Experienced in source control systems (Subversion, CVS) 
Experienced in Continuum and experienced in monitoring the system 
Experience in Akamai load balancing 
Experience on F5 and multiple data center deployment experience 

Minimum number of years of experience required -5 years 

Top 3 - 5 Daily responsibilities: 
Manage Project Plans 
Provide regular status 
Coordinate and track tasks of project team 
Manage project budget 

Top 3 - 5 Required Skills 
Proficient in creating and maintaining Schedules in MS Project 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
Excellent business presentation skills 
Excellent analytical skills 

Desired skills 
Prefer HealthCare and Information Technology experience and knowledge 
ITIL v3 Certification 

Soft Skills 
Demonstrated success at building team relationships and partnerships across organizational lines 

# of people supervised 
Leading teams of approximately 5-10 people - no direct supervision responsibilities - PM only 

Size of the team 
approximately 5-10 people 

Stage of the project 
Planning 

Educational Requirement:
Bachelor's degree Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent. 
PMI PMP Certification 

Do you require a face to face interview, or will you hire from a phone interview Will do most of interviewing via phone. May require a final short interview in person.