About the Role
KION Group IT is looking for a Software Release Specialist to support the planning, coordination, and implementation of functional and technical releases across our global IT application landscape.
In this position, you will work closely with agile development teams, Test Managers, Release Managers, and international stakeholders to ensure releases and hotfixes are properly documented, tested, approved, and deployed.
This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with experience in release management, SAP environments, IT projects, or application deployment who are interested in joining a large-scale general transformation program.
Your Responsibilities
Prepare and coordinate releases and hotfixes within the productive IT application landscape for the North America business.
Maintain, update, and communicate the release plan based on the approved scope and business priorities.
Coordinate release content and change requests with agile development teams.
Create and maintain release documentation.
Collaborate with Test Managers and Release Managers to ensure releases are tested and implemented successfully.
Identify risks related to release processes, timelines, dependencies, and major project releases.
Develop and coordinate mitigation strategies for release-related risks.
Define, update, and document approval processes aligned with release cycles.
Coordinate release and deployment plans according to North American business requirements.
Support testing activities throughout the different release phases.
Collaborate with globally distributed teams as part of a large-scale international transformation project.
Preferred Technology Environment
Experience or familiarity with some of the following technologies is preferred:
SAP S/4HANA
SAP BW/4HANA
SAP Master Data Governance — MDG
SAP cloud solutions, including CPQ, FSM, SAC, and SAP Datasphere
SAP Solution Manager
RealTech SmartChange
CI/CD tools and methodologies
ServiceNow
Remedyforce
Salesforce
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