We are seeking a senior ITIL v4 Release Management Architect to join a Discovery team working with a major UK government organisation. This role is focused on assessing the current release landscape, identifying best practices, and shaping a future-state release strategy across a hybrid infrastructure environment (Legacy + Azure cloud).

You will not be delivering the implementation - instead, your role is to evaluate, design and recommend, working alongside DevOps Specilaist.

Your Role in Discovery

• Conduct a deep-dive assessment of existing release management processes and tooling

• Engage with stakeholders to understand constraints, goals, and pain points

• Define a future-state Release Management framework aligned to ITIL v4

• Collaborate with Azure DevOps tooling experts to ensure alignment with CI/CD capabilities

• Produce a Discovery Report including:

  • Gap analysis

  • High-level roadmap

  • Risks, assumptions and recommendations

  • Proposed governance and process model

  • Opportunities for automation and simplification

• Contribute to joint action planning with the wider Discovery team

What You Bring

• A proven background as an ITIL v4 Release Management Architect

• In-depth understanding of release strategies (phased, canary, blue/green, etc.)

• Strong awareness of Azure DevOps tooling, CI/CD principles, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

• Experience working in hybrid environments combining Legacy platforms with Azure services

• Skilled at process mapping, stakeholder facilitation, and producing structured reports

• Public sector or government experience is advantageous

Why This Role?

• Help shape future delivery methods for a high-impact public sector programme

• Influence strategic DevOps decisions without being tied to implementation

• Work within a highly collaborative Discovery team alongside tooling and delivery experts

• Clear scope, senior-level engagement, and opportunity for future advisory work

If you're a Release Management Architect who thrives on strategic assessment and planning, get in touch to join this pivotal Discovery project.