Deutsche Bank
Financial Services
ReleaseManager,KannonPlatform
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“Release Manager, Kannon Platform at Deutsche Bank. Skills: Release Management, SDLC, CI/CD, Regression Testing, Communication. Oversee and manage the structured Kannon release process, from initial code cut to bank-wide production deployment. ensuring robust user acceptance and regression testing”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure smooth, reliable, and timely delivery of new functionality to production; maintain high standards of quality and stability for this critical platform
Industry & Context.
facilitating investigation, remediation, and resolution of systematic and batch-specific problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience in release management within financial services or complex technical environments, understanding of SDLC, understanding of version control systems (e. g. , Gititbucket), understanding of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, Experience with testing methodologies, particularly regression testing, an understanding of different testing types (e. g. , batch, integration, performance), Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, organizational skills and attention to detail
Nice to Have
Understanding of financial market data, risk, and P&L concepts is beneficial
What You'll Do.
Oversee and manage the structured Kannon release process
from initial code cut to bank-wide production deployment
ensuring robust user acceptance and regression testing
Manage Kannon code branches and their respective deployed snapshots and builds
defining release versions
Ensure the timely execution of release activities
adhering to established timelines
Manage the integration of critical fixes (patches) into releases
ensuring all changes are thoroughly unit tested and impacted regressions are identified and documented
Oversee the regression testing cycle working with regression owners to set up tests
and escalate as needed
Manage regression workflows and sign-off processes
reviewing acceptable differences based on defined tolerance limits
ensuring proper approvals from various stakeholders
Act as a point of escalation for release-related issues
facilitating investigation
and resolution of systematic and batch-specific problems
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate closely with development teams (C++ and Python); coordinate with dependent applications on their release cycles; Provide clear, timely, and comprehensive updates on release status, issues, and patches to all relevant teams and stakeholders
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to articulate complex technical information to diverse audiences
Process & Methodology
managing multiple concurrent release streams
Full Job Description
## _**Job Description:**_ **Job Title Release Manager, Kannon Platform** **Location London** **Corporate Title** **Vice President** Group Strategic Analytics is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts as the bridge between the Bank’s businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank. You will be joining Deutsche Bank Group Strategic Analytics, playing a pivotal role in managing the release lifecycle of the strategic Kannon platform. Kannon is central to solving quantitative problems for Investment Banking trading businesses, and your expertise will ensure smooth, reliable, and timely delivery of new functionality to production. You will collaborate closely with development teams (C++ and Python) and various stakeholders across the bank to ensure seamless release processes and maintain high standards of quality and stability for this critical platform. **What we’ll offer you** A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre. You can expect: * Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them * Competitive salary and non-contributory pension * 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days * Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family * A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits * The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year **Your key responsibilities** * Oversee and manage the structured Kannon release process, from initial co
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