Release Analyst

2 months ago


Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

About us The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We're in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent. We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities. As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations. Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

The opportunity

The Ministry of Social Development is looking for an Intermediate to Senior Release Analyst, based in our Auckland office.
Joining a dynamic team of Release Analysts as part of Pipeline Management, we are keen to hear from individuals who have Agile Release Management experience and demonstrate skills in planning, communication working collaboratively with teams and stakeholders.
This is a challenging rewarding role, working in a highly complex IT environment managing Agile software releases.

As a Release Analyst, you will
- Co-ordinate and maintain schedules across non-production environments through to production.
- Collaborate closely with multiple teams across the organisation
- Work alongside the Senior Release Analysts providing support for software releases

As Senior Release Analyst, you will
- Ensure the delivery of software within the ministry and its progression through test environments to production
- In conjunction with Environments Team oversee the planning, build and delivery of test environments to specification where required
- Act as the face of Release Management within MSD

What you will bring
- Have experience & knowledge in release, environment, or similar management disciplines such as change, incident and problem management.
- Able to work with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation building positive relationships.
- An understanding of Agile, continuous delivery & DevOps methodologies

Please note you may be required to travel to Wellington during induction and some additional travel may then be required on from time to time.

Position Description

**Salary range**:
**Release Analyst**: $80,219 - $98,045

**Senior Release Analyst**: $98,348 - $120,203

How to apply

**Note**: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilities listed in the position description.

**Closing date**: Tuesday the 31st January 2023

Joining us
Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents. We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive, and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Māori, Hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
MSD has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time.



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