Our company was established in 2009 and became the largest Central European betting operator. Originally a Czech firm, it has grown into a holding company over time, and it now also operates on the Slovak, Polish, Romanian and Croatian markets with more than 6 thousand employees globally.

Popis pozice:

Group Release Manager is typically involved with the day to day activities associated with the specific release while adhering to the rules established in this Release Management policy. The teammate we look for will negotiate, plan and manage release activities across our international group and will typically be involved in day-to-day activities associated with specific releases. He / She is going to continually work towards making improvements in the release process and share related ideas with the Fortuna Entertainment Group crew.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage Release calendar & create a specific Release Deployment Plan and follow the release calendar
• Accept and formally inspect the completeness of deliveries
• Verify release documentation
• Ensure communication and training for a specific release (if necessary)
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams/ locations
• Communicate release details and schedules to the Business (as required)
• Coordinate releases into the environments (across numerous internal and 3rd party development teams)
• Coordinate the Go-Live activities, including the execution of deployment plans/ checklists
• Analyze and monitor problems that appear during release preparation or execution
• Maintain full control and management of many test and production environments
• Define and enforce a general branching strategy
• Define release management methodology process and strategy within the whole organization including corresponding tools (Jira, Jenkins etc.)

Profil kandidáta:

• Previous experience with releases deployment and management (technical background desired)
• Experience with SW development process (including SCRUM/ Kanban or other Agile methodology)
• Experience with building and deployment tools
• JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo or other Atlassian components knowledge would be highly appreciated
• Attention to detail, accuracy, focus on quality, hands-on attitude
• Great communication and coordination skills, ability to multitask and prioritize
• Communicative knowledge of Czech/Slovak language (is a must)
• Good verbal and written knowledge of the English language (B2)

Nice to have:

• Both Front-end and Back-end experience in integration and testing
• Previous experience in project management practices (would be a huge plus)
• Continuous Integration experience in fast-paced SW development (highly appreciated)

Nabízíme:

• Annual bonus
• Cafeteria plan and electronic meal vouchers
• Discounts and promotions by our partners and group companies
• Flexible working hours and home office (up to 10 days per month)
• 5 weeks of vacation
• An interesting and challenging job of a successful international group at the Prague headquarters (informal international teams, communication in English on a daily basis)
• No dress code
• Various events for employees (sports and corporate events, internal competition for tickets for sports and social events, etc.)
• Brand new offices in the Churchill office complex
• Our own café, relaxing zone, gym and great amenities around the office