Release Manager

Job title: Release Manager

Rate: £515 per day inside ir35

Contract: 6 months

Location: Telford/hybrid (2 days per week on site)

SC security clearance is required for this role

I 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 auditability

Experience 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 practices

Desirable:
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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed