Senior Program Manager
Company: The MathWorks, Inc.
Location: Natick, MA
Posted on: May 2, 2017
Job Description:
Working under the direction of the Program Management Manager 1,
will be responsible for supporting the planning and execution of
multiple web application release programs; working with cross-functional
teams across the Development and IT organizations as they plan, track and
execute complex web application release programs while maintaining focus
on their strategic goals and objectives; performing program
analysis, managing risk, influencing necessary course corrections,
creative problem solving, and communicating program status and activities
across multiple levels of management; assessing and improving the
processes that comprise the software development lifecycle and
mentoring/coaching other members of the Program Management and Web Application
Development Teams; coordinating, supporting and executing various release
programs from initiation through completion; creating and publishing
release schedules and tracking release milestones; assessing risk and
managing contingency plans at the release program level; identifying
and resolving release program-level conflicts; working with
senior management to escalate release program issues in a timely
manner; identifying, collecting and monitoring metrics to measure
release program success; and continuously assessing and improving key
aspects of the release lifecycle to creatively address complex
problems. Education and Experience: Master’s degree or higher (or foreign education equivalent)
in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration and
three (3) years of experience in the job offered or three (3) years of
experience in web application release management. OR Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in
Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration and five (5) years
of experience in the job offered or five (5) years of experience in
web application release management. Special Requirements: • Demonstrated expertise performing web release management, including developing web application release processes,
evaluating release tools, technologies and infrastructure including
automated build tools, application servers, virtual machine stacks, in-house
data centers and cloud based application deployment
infrastructure. • Demonstrated expertise managing and maintaining build and
test systems for web application development and qualification,
using Maven/TeamCity, and managing multiple test environments
supporting parallel development of multiple releases, using version
control, backfills and scheduled refreshes. • Demonstrated expertise developing and reporting
performance metrics supporting project and program management, including
developing scripts for data extraction, creating and publishing scorecards
using Business Objects, performing retrospective analysis, identifying
deltas, and implementing countermeasures for continuous process
improvements. • Demonstrated expertise defining release strategies,
including conducting release scope and readiness meetings, performing
deployment review, dependency mapping, risk analysis, and coordinating
application and deployment team alignment. [Expertise may be gained during Graduate program] For the position listed above, interested candidates may search
by job code 17119 for specific job details and requirements and apply
online on the Careers Page at http://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs
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