Blackboard is hiring for the role of Release Administrator in Chennai location. Interested candidates can apply for this recruitment drive and register through the given link. The detailed eligibility criteria to qualify and the application process are given below (For More Job update: Jobsmela).
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Job Summary of Blackboard:
Company Name: Blackboard
Location: Chennai
Job Role: Release Administrator
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Release Administrator to help us push the boundaries of what education can offer through the power of technology. Education is our passion and our team members bring that to work each day as they aim to advance learning in every region of the world. Blackboard is the world’s leading education technology company, providing dynamic products and services to the global education community. We’re focused on driving innovation in EdTech and working with our clients to create a smarter learning environment.
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Blackboard’s Corporate IT organization manages the enterprise technology that supports our employees across the globe. They are focused on enterprise applications development and support, enterprise architecture, operations, infrastructure, and support. This team works with stakeholders from Finance, Sales, HR, Marketing and other internal business groups to drive initiatives and ensure needs are met. As a Release Administrator, you’ll be in a highly visible role interfacing with the entire IT staff and playing a key role in our organization.
Primary Responsibilities Will Include
- Planning and successfully executing application releases in coordination with customers and IT staff
- Creating and maintaining a release SOP
- Working with staff to coordinate environment changes
- Publishing and owning the release calendar
- Coordinating software deployment releases
- Coordinating data refreshes for multiple environments
- Owning, reviewing, and coordinating changes to release process
- Maintaining Configuration, Change, and Release process documentation
- Leading and owning the change control process
- Owning and managing the Infrastructure change process
- Running weekly change review board calls
- Ensuring all changes are documented properly
- Project Coordination
- Reviewing and understanding project objectives and business requirements
- Documenting and coordinating tasks and following through to ensure completion
- Coordinating schedules of all parties
- Facilitating and managing communication between consultant and internal teams to ensure understanding and alignment
- Process Documentation
- Developing and maintaining IT process documents
- Identifying gaps and inconsistencies, and working with all relevant parties to correct
- Identifying areas for improvement
The Candidate
Required skills/qualifications:
- College degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or relevant equivalent experience
- Minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience in IT support
- 2+ years of experience in Release, Configuration, and Change Management process
- An understanding of importance of accuracy, responsiveness, and collaboration with a strong sense of urgency
- Strong administrative, coordination, and task management skills with the drive and ability to see tasks through to completion
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with remote staff distributed globally
- Ability to manage own work independently and initiate effort to complete goals
- Must be available to at least 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time (US) during regular work days (Monday – Friday)
Preferred Skills/qualifications
- Formal training and/or experience with project management practices
- Formal training and/or experience with change management practices
- Software Quality Control experience
- Proficient with setup and administration of Smartsheet
- Proficient with setup and administration of Sharepoint sites
- Proficient with Atlassian Suite tools including Jira and Confluence
The Office
Blackboard has an office in one of the biggest cultural, economic, and educational centers in South India: Chennai.
- Located on OMR, the IT corridor of South Chennai
- Easy access to Velachery, Thiruvanmiyur Railway station and bus stop
- Very close to Tidel Park, Ascendas, and SRP Tools – Holiday Inn
- Office provides lunch Tuesday – Thursday and evening snacks Monday – Friday
- Office is situated behind Hotel Turyaa on the 5th floor of Rayala Techno Park
- Fun Committee, Happy Fete Team, Food Committee, and Sports Committee ensures fun at work
- ISR Team actively engages employees in contributing to various local charities
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