Release Manager

Job title: Release ManagerRate: £515 per day inside ir35Contract: 6 monthsLocation: Telford/hybrid (2 days per week on site)SC security clearance is required for this roleI am looking for an experienced Release Manager to join a major HMRC/Minerva programme, supporting the delivery of critical Self-Assessment (SA) risk and compliance capabilities. This is a great opportunity for a Release Manager who combines strong release/configuration management experience with hands-on SAS and Oracle knowledge.Responsibilities:* Own the end-to-end release process across Development, Test & Production* Coordinate Development, Testing & Operations teams to deliver releases on time* Manage configuration standards, manifests and structured release artefacts* Package and deploy SAS DI code (SPKs) and Oracle artefacts* Support SAS 9.4 ? SAS Viya 4 migration using CI/CD practices* Lead release readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions and post-release retrospectives* Ensure full release traceability, governance and auditabilityExperience required:* SAS Enterprise Guide (EG)* SAS Data Integration (DI)* SAS Management Console* SAS Studio* SAS Viya 3.5 / Viya 4* SAS Visual Analytics / Visual Investigator* Oracle* Configuration & release management* Software testing lifecycle / defect management* CI/CD & DevOps practicesDesirable:HMRC/public sector experience, AWS/Azure/SAS PaaS, Airflow or SAS Migration Factory experience.If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please submit your CV.TPBN1_UKTJ