Job Title: Release Manager (Minerva MMTAR Functional Core Build)

Max rate £515 per day PAYE

Duration: 6 months

Location: Telford / hybrid (2 days per week onsite)

Active SC clearance is required

Job description:

The Release Manager will plan, coordinate, and oversee software releases across development, test, and production environments.

You will ensure configuration integrity, structured deployment, and smooth migration activities-particularly supporting the transition from SAS 9.4 to SAS Viya 4.

This role requires strong hands-on technical expertise in SAS technologies and Oracle, alongside deep knowledge of configuration management and the software testing lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the end-to-end release process across environments
• Coordinate development, testing, and operations teams to ensure timely, high-quality releases
• Maintain and enforce configuration management standards using manifest files and structured artefacts
• Oversee packaging and deployment of:
• SAS DI code (SPKs)
• Oracle artefacts (clear-text files)
• Support SAS 9.4 → SAS Viya 4 migration activities using CI/CD practices and Capgemini accelerators
• Facilitate release readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and post-release retrospectives
• Ensure full traceability and auditability of release components and decisions

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) - job orchestration and user migration support
• SAS Data Integration (DI) - packaging and deployment using manifest structures
• SAS Management Console - promotion and code management
• SAS Studio - job development and deployment
• SAS Viya 3.5 / Viya 4 - modernised platform and migration experience
• SAS Visual Analytics (VA) and SAS Visual Investigator (VI) - reporting and investigation tools
• Oracle - data staging and decisioning workflows

Process Knowledge

• Configuration Management - artefact groupings, dependencies, and release hierarchies
• Testing Lifecycle - strategy, planning, execution, defect management within release cycles

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
• Methodical, detail-oriented planning and execution
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities

Desirable Experience

• Experience within HMRC or similar public sector environments
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and cloud-hosted platforms (AWS, Azure, SAS PaaS)
• Knowledge of scheduling tools such as Airflow
• Exposure to SAS Migration Factory delivery models

If this Release Manager role is of interest please send a copy of your CV over to me at laura.fitzgerald@cbsbutler.com or click Apply!