Release Manager (Quality Engineer - Test Management)

Job Title: Release Manager - Quality Engineer (Test Management)
Location: UK - Remote
Rate: GBP 250 per day (Inside IR35)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to lead and govern the end-to-end release management process for a large-scale Oracle Fusion ERP transformation programme. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a unified release strategy across multiple workstreams, ensuring all code, configuration, integrations, and deployments are controlled, traceable, and delivered successfully throughout the project life cycle.

This role plays a critical part in the Synergy Programme, a major shared-services HR, Finance, and Payroll transformation supporting over 250,000 UK Civil Servants across multiple government departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern the programme-wide Release Management strategy.
• Manage end-to-end release planning, scheduling, coordination, and deployment across SIT, UAT, OAT, and Production environments.
• Ensure all code, configuration, integrations, reporting, extensions, and data releases follow controlled and auditable processes.
• Define and enforce release governance, approvals, and deployment standards across all delivery teams.
• Work closely with Functional, Technical, Integration, Data, Reporting, and DevSecOps teams to coordinate releases.
• Manage release calendars, dependencies, risks, and deployment activities.
• Implement and maintain release and environment management tooling.
• Support build management, version control, and CI/CD processes using GitLab.
• Ensure Oracle Fusion configuration changes are properly managed and migrated across environments.
• Coordinate release readiness, deployment planning, rollback strategies, and post-release validation.
• Drive continuous improvement of release processes and governance.
• Collaborate with programme stakeholders to embed consistent release management practices across all workstreams.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Release Management experience on large, complex ERP transformation programmes.
• Oracle Fusion Cloud implementation experience (preferred).
• Proven experience designing and governing enterprise-wide Release Management processes.
• Hands-on DevSecOps knowledge including:
  • GitLab
  • Build Management
  • Version Control
  • CI/CD concepts
• Experience managing releases across Functional, Technical, Integration, Data, Reporting, and Extension workstreams.
• Experience selecting, implementing, and governing release management and environment management tools.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Fusion configuration management and deployment processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional delivery teams.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent releases and complex dependencies.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Oracle Cloud tools such as ConfigSnapshot.
• Knowledge of Oracle Fusion reporting technologies (OTBI, FDI).
• Experience with Oracle integrations and extensions.
• Experience working in hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery environments.
• Experience delivering within onshore/offshore delivery models.
• Experience working on large multi-organisation or government transformation programmes.

Mandatory Requirements

• UK National
• Minimum 5 years continuous UK residency
• Eligible to work on UK Government programmes.
• Strong experience in Release Management for enterprise Oracle Fusion implementations.