Technical Release Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Coordinate regularly scheduled releases, out-of-cycle deployments, and emergency fixes across multiple teams
• Facilitate release-planning meetings to determine scope, sequencing, timelines, and dependencies
• Develop release recommendations including scope, schedule, deliverables, and rollback plans
• Establish release-readiness criteria and track projects through the change-ticket lifecycle
• Create and maintain the consolidated release calendar and stakeholder communications
• Direct off-hours release activities, including deployment coordination and issue escalation
• Collaborate with technical resources to improve and automate build and deployment processes
• Lead release-review meetings to capture lessons learned and incorporate improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience
• More than five years of technology experience, with 1-4 years specifically in release coordination
• Hands-on software development experience using object-oriented programming concepts
• Experience with code merges, branching strategies, and build processes
• General understanding of Agile development and ITIL practices
• Ability to participate in scheduled off-hours, weekend, or emergency release activities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coordinating releases in a complex enterprise environment
• Familiarity with automated build/deployment processes and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience supporting Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes and IT governance
• Knowledge of configuration management and source control

About the Company

Horace Mann was founded in 1945 to provide quality, affordable insurance and financial products specifically tailored for educators, serving more than 4,100 school districts nationwide.