Transforming Healthcare through Technology: Join Aetna's Remote Team
Aetna, a leading healthcare company, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead DevOps and Release Manager to join their remote team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of complex features within the Ensuring Platform, a software application that serves financial clients from the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) business unit.
About the Role
The Lead DevOps and Release Manager will play a crucial role in ensuring that critical requirements and features are delivered into production to support business operations and other financial processes. This position requires a strong and diverse skillset in relevant areas to drive success. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering high-quality software releases on time and will be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve the desired outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and support Delivery Management across multiple products/applications and perform day-to-day activities to deliver timely and quality releases.
- Impact the successful delivery and execution of cross-functional activities to achieve the desired outcomes for a defined program or strategic initiative.
- Measure, track, and communicate release achievements/milestones, configuration management, version control records, and other related risks with Dev/QA Engineers, Product Managers, and Scrum Masters.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to create release plans, taking into account dependencies, timelines, and resource requirements.
- Collaborate with all project stakeholders to proactively identify and mitigate project risks with regular review and reprioritization of the risk log.
- Develop integration, branching, and merging strategies with DevOps engineers, and implement them across multiple applications/software.
- Create and maintain release management processes, policies, and procedures to ensure smooth and efficient deliveries.
- Generate regular reports on release status, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide insights to stakeholders.
- Work with post-release reviews to gather feedback and implement lessons learned for future releases.
- Develop innovative plans to utilize application-release automation (ARA) tools, which help to mature DevOps and implement continuous delivery (CD) quickly.
- Able to communicate in a fast-paced and uncertain environment with a customer-centric mindset.
Essential Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- 3+ years of experience in Delivery Management of medium to high complexity products.
- 3+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or comparable role, with a strong focus on automation and build and deployment pipelines.
- 3+ years of experience working in Continuous Integration environments including: Jenkins, GIT, and CI/CD.
- 3+ years of experience working in a Cloud Environment (Azure preferred but open to AWS and GCP).
- Strong leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills to lead an ecosystem of cross-functional teams to deliver quality software in a timely manner to end customers.
- Experience collaborating with developers, infrastructure, and other stakeholders to drive DevOps practices and facilitate smooth software delivery.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including release plans and release communication to executive and technical audiences with the goal of smooth deliveries, getting feedback on communication, and alignment on project goals and delivery strategies.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
Additional qualifications that will make you a more competitive candidate include:
- Azure DevOps experience including managing Azure DevOps projects, configuring pipelines, releases, build agents, and working with GIT repositories.
- Experience with build automation and configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible) and deployment tools (e.g., Octopus).
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Career Growth Opportunities and Learning Benefits
As a Lead DevOps and Release Manager at Aetna, you will have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and develop your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment. You will also have access to ongoing training and development opportunities to help you stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices.
Work Environment and Company Culture
Aetna is a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to creating a work environment that is inclusive and supportive of all employees. As a remote team member, you will be part of a global community of professionals who share a passion for delivering high-quality healthcare solutions. You will have the flexibility to work from anywhere, at any time, as long as you have a stable internet connection.
Compensation, Perks, and Benefits
Aetna offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including a salary of $27/hour. The company also provides a range of perks and benefits, including opportunities for career growth and development, flexible work arrangements, and access to cutting-edge technologies.
Join Our Team!
If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. As a Lead DevOps and Release Manager at Aetna, you will have the chance to make a real impact on the company's success and contribute to the delivery of high-quality healthcare solutions. Don't hesitate - apply today and let's build the future together!
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