Requirements
Requires 6-8+ years in Release Management with hands-on experience releasing mobile apps through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Experience on large, multi-vendor, multi-stakeholder programs is essential, along with working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling like Azure DevOps. Familiarity with ITIL change and release practices applied lightly for a two-week cycle is needed. A Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field is required, and ITIL 4, Agile/Scrum, or DevOps certification, plus government or regulated-sector experience are preferred.
Description
Release Manager, Mobile Application | Doha, QatarWe're supporting a major client in Qatar on a national digital services programme that brings services from multiple government and private-sector entities into a single citizen-facing mobile app. The app is updated on a fixed two-week cycle, and we need a Release Manager to own it.What you'll doOwn the fortnightly release calendar, from scope cut-off through to deployment and stabilizationRun change approval and chair release readiness reviews, with the final go/no-go callManage App Store and Google Play submissions, staged rollouts, and versioningKeep the app and the backend services behind it released in step across the vendor, the integration layer, and connected entitiesPlan for failure: rollback, hotfix, and emergency release pathsReport release performance to programme leadershipWhat you'll bring6-8+ years in Release Management.Hands-on experience releasing a mobile app through the Apple App Store and Google Play.Experience on a large, multi-vendor, multi-stakeholder programmeWorking knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling such as Azure DevOpsITIL change and release practices, applied lightly enough to support a two-week cycleClear communication with both technical teams and non-technical leadershipBachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related fieldITIL 4, Agile/Scrum or DevOps certification, and government or regulated-sector experience.