Cybersecurity Release Manager Network Segmentation and Remediation

Role: Cybersecurity Release Manager Network Segmentation and Remediation

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid - Onsite 3 days/Week)

Duration: 10 months

Experience Required: Max 8 – 9 yrs of exp

Any Security exp Network Segmentation

Any Cloud but would prefer Azure Cloud Proper Release Management exp Financial Industry exp preferred

Must Have Skills/Attributes: DevOps, JIRA, Release Management, ServiceNow

Experience Desired:

Release & Change Management (8 yrs),

CI/CD & Deployment (8 yrs),

Security & Infrastructure (8 yrs)

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Job Description:

Required Experience:

· Implied requirement: Proven experience in Financial Services or similarly regulated environments (may substitute for formal education).

Required Skill:

· Proven experience delivering infrastructure, security, or regulatory remediation initiatives in Financial Services or similarly regulated environments

· Strong understanding of change management, release governance, and risk controls

· Experience coordinating releases across multiple teams, vendors, and time zones

· Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple concurrent releases without loss of control or visibility

· Strong communication skills, able to explain complex release risks and decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders

· Experience with release and change tracking tools such as ServiceNow, Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, or equivalent platforms

· Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and how they apply in controlled enterprise environments

· Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and MS Teams for coordination and reporting

· Experience supporting releases involving network, firewall, identity, or cloud security components is strongly preferred

· Release Planning & Coordination

· Change & Risk Management

· Cross-Functional Execution

Job Description:

· The client seeks an experienced Release Manager to support the delivery of strategic cybersecurity remediation initiatives, including network segmentation security controls.

· The Release Manager will be accountable for planning, coordinating, and governing releases across multiple workstreams to ensure changes are introduced into production in a predictable, secure, and compliant manner.

· This role operates within a heavily regulated financial services environment and requires close alignment with Security Engineering and Program Delivery functions.

· Define, maintain, and execute integrated release plans across multiple cybersecurity workstreams and delivery teams.

· Coordinate release activities spanning planning, build, and test, validation, and deployment phases.

· Ensure releases are aligned with program milestones, regulatory commitments, and dependency constraints.

· Manage release calendars and resolve conflicts across parallel initiatives and shared environments.

· Partner with technology Change Management teams to ensure all releases comply with internal change control, approval, and audit requirements.

· Identify, assess, and manage release-related risks, including environment readiness, dependency misalignment, and rollback considerations.

· Ensure release artefacts (release notes, deployment plans, and back-out procedures) are complete, accurate, and audit-ready.

· Support governance routines by providing clear visibility into upcoming releases, risks, and go/no-go decisions.

· Act as a central coordination point between Security Engineers, Infrastructure & app teams, and project resources.

· Support planning and execution for complex infrastructure and security-related changes.

· Coordinate testing and validation activities to ensure solutions meet security, operational, and regulatory expectations before release.

· Manage communications to stakeholders before, during, and after releases to ensure transparency and alignment