IT Release Specialist

VAM Systems is currently looking for IT Release Specialist for our UAE operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions:

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Preferred: ITIL Certification (Foundation or higher).

Experience, Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of ITIL processes, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with release management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps).

• Excellent communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple releases simultaneously.

• Experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure).

• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

• Ability to influence and collaborate across teams.

• Proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a structured, repeatable release strategy aligned with business objectives.

• Create and manage release calendars, windows, and timelines to ensure predictability and coordination.

• Coordinate release activities across development, QA, operations, and business teams to reduce handoff issues.

• Ensure releases comply with organizational governance, change control, and ITIL based risk management practices.

• Conduct comprehensive release readiness checks, including environment validation, risk assessment, and rollback planning.

• Ensure all release components are fully tested and validated to maintain system stability.

• Define, document, and standardize release processes, roles, and responsibilities for consistent execution.

• Implement and enhance automation using CI/CD pipelines and version control to accelerate and de risk releases.

• Oversee deployment execution across environments to ensure smooth, controlled, and compliant releases.

• Apply modern release techniques such as progressive rollouts and feature flags to reduce exposure and mitigate risk.

• Track key release related metrics such as deployment frequency, change failure rate, and rollback frequency.

• Monitor real time release performance and proactively address issues that impact service availability or user experience.

• Communicate release scope, risks, schedules, and post deployment outcomes clearly to all stakeholders.

• Manage expectations on release prioritization, capacity, and delivery commitments.

• Lead post release reviews to capture lessons learned and drive process improvements.

• Maintain continuous feedback loops to enhance reliability, reduce defects, and improve release predictability

Terms and conditions

The selected candidates shall join VAM Systems – UAE and shall be deputed to one of the leading Organization in UAE.

Should you be interested in this opportunity, please send your latest resume at the earliest at