Test Release Manager

Test Release Manager

Salary

$140,000.00 - $150,000.00 Annually

Location

Thurston County - Olympia, WA

Job Type

Exempt

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

2026-06798

Department

Office of Financial Management

Division

One Washington

Opening Date

08/24/2026

Closing Date

9/7/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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Description

Please note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates' qualifications within the budgeted salary range of $140,000 - $150,000 annually. However, there is the potential for longevity, growth, and salary progression for the individual once employed.

Why work for OFM

The Office of Financial Management (OFM)serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you've found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The job opportunity

We are seeking a Test Release Manager to coordinate release and environment readiness activities that support testing across the One Washington program. In this role, you will ensure the correct code, configuration, and test data are deployed to the appropriate test environments at the right time, enabling testing teams to execute planned activities across multiple agencies and integrated systems.

You will coordinate release schedules, environment configurations, system versions, and test data to help ensure testing produces accurate and reliable results. Working with testing teams, technical teams, and program partners, you will identify and manage dependencies that could affect testing schedules, create rework, or disrupt testing activities. You will also help distinguish between actual system defects and issues related to release timing, environment configuration, or test data integrity, supporting timely resolution and effective defect management.

By managing release and environment dependencies across concurrent testing phases, you will help maintain a stable, predictable testing schedule and support the overall quality and continuity of the One Washington testing program. Your work will contribute to successful system validation and provide the foundation for informed go-live readiness decisions.

One Washington (OneWA), led by the Office of Financial Management, is an enterprise-wide transformation project focused on replacing 1960s-era technology with a cloud-based Workday solution for finance, procurement, budget, HR, and payroll processes. OneWA is a long-term, yet extremely fast-paced project anticipated to fully implement all phases by 2030. The project's core business hours are Monday through Friday, and all project positions are full-time. We offer some flexibility in schedules oriented around core business hours with prior supervisory approval. However, it is very common to work beyond the typical 40-hour workweek to meet the rigorous operational needs and business deliverables required for the go-live timelines.

What you'll work on:

• Plan and coordinate the movement of code releases, configuration updates, and test data into multiple test environments, ensuring alignment with the overall testing schedule and phase execution needs.
• Coordinate release activities with agency system teams and technical owners, working through agency personnel to ensure releases are deployed into the correct environments at the correct time, since direct access to agency environments is not available.
• Maintain visibility and control of release versions across environments, ensuring testing teams understand what code, configuration, and data sets are active in each environment at any point in time.
• Develop and maintain processes for release management, environment coordination, and test data flow, establishing consistent practices for managing deployments across multiple systems and agencies.
• Support defect triage and resolution by identifying and separating release, environment, and test data issues from true system defects, and routing issues to the appropriate technical or testing teams for resolution.

What we need you to bring:

Required Qualifications:

Release and Deployment Management

• Knowledge of software release processes, deployment practices, configuration migration approaches, and controlled transition activities within complex technology environments.
• Ability to coordinate software releases, deployments, and configuration migrations across multiple systems, environments, and stakeholder groups while supporting successful release outcomes.

Technical Dependency Management

• Knowledge of system environments, deployment sequencing, release dependencies, test data requirements, and technical readiness considerations.
• Skill in coordinating cross-team dependencies, identifying readiness gaps, and ensuring technical prerequisites are addressed prior to release activities.

Cross-Functional Coordination and Influence

• Skill in building effective working relationships and facilitating collaboration among technical teams, vendors, business partners, and project stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate release activities in a matrixed environment where resources and stakeholders do not report directly to the position, while maintaining alignment and accountability across teams.

Operational Problem Solving

• Skill in analyzing and resolving issues related to releases, environments, deployments, and data integrity.
• Ability to troubleshoot operational challenges, evaluate impacts, coordinate resolution with technical teams, and escalate issues appropriately with recommended actions.

Planning and Prioritization

• Skill in managing schedules, sequencing activities, tracking dependencies, and balancing competing priorities in a structured delivery environment.
• Ability to coordinate multiple release activities while maintaining focus on deadlines, readiness requirements, and successful implementation outcomes.

Release Communication and Status Management

• Skill in maintaining accurate technical status information and communicating release readiness, deployment progress, risks, and dependencies to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to organize and present complex release information, including version status, environment readiness, deployment activities, and outstanding issues, to support informed decision-making.

Release Governance and Change Management

• Knowledge of release management practices, change control processes, deployment governance, and operational controls.
• Ability to apply established governance processes and standards to promote consistent, controlled, and reliable release execution.

Configuration and Environment Management

• Knowledge of enterprise application environments, configuration management principles, and practices for maintaining consistency across development, testing, and production environments.
• Skill in coordinating environment readiness activities, validating configuration changes, and supporting controlled movement of application components and data across environments.

Equity Minded

• The ability to learn and grow: Curious about themselves and others, who take responsibility for knowing their own strengths and weaknesses, and who use their learning to make government programs and processes more efficient and effective to serve all in Washington.
• The ability to meet the needs of others: Flexible, adaptable, customer-service focused, and willing and able to empathetically respond to the unique needs of the people we work with and serve.

Desired Qualifications:

Enterprise Release Management

• Knowledge of enterprise release management practices, deployment coordination, and environment management within complex ERP or enterprise technology environments.
• Experience supporting release management, environment coordination, or deployment activities involving platforms such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, or comparable enterprise systems.

Enterprise Technology Operations

• Knowledge of enterprise technology operations, integrated application environments, and organizational practices that support large-scale technology delivery.
• Experience working in large-scale, multi-agency, public sector, or similarly complex enterprise IT environments requiring coordination across multiple business and technical teams.

DevOps and Configuration Management

• Knowledge of DevOps principles, release automation concepts, configuration management, and continuous delivery practices.
• Experience applying release pipelines, configuration management processes, or automated deployment practices to support reliable, efficient, and controlled software delivery.

Environment and Integration Management

• Knowledge of systems integration, environment management, and multi-environment lifecycle practices.
• Experience supporting systems integration testing environments, coordinating environment readiness activities, or complex application landscapes spanning multiple development, testing, and production environments.

Change and Release Governance

• Knowledge of change management, release governance, IT service management (ITSM), and operational control frameworks.
• Experience applying structured change control processes, release governance practices, or ITSM frameworks to support stable, compliant, and well-coordinated technology deployments.

Education and Professional Certifications

• Professional certification such as ITIL, PMP, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), or comparable credentials; equivalent education, training, or demonstrated experience in structured IT operations, release management, or deployment coordination will also be considered.

Operational Readiness

• Knowledge of operational readiness, production support, service transition, and post-deployment stabilization practices.
• Experience supporting implementation readiness, production cutovers, hypercare activities, or operational transition planning following enterprise system deployments.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one from a less traditional background. Don't let doubts stop you from applying for this position. If you have transferable experience, please tell us about it or contact us with questions about the required qualifications and how your experience relates to them.

Supplemental Information

At OFM, we foster a culture of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and belonging. We value both learned and lived experiences, believing that diversity makes us stronger. To support your health and well-being, we offer a variety of benefit programs for our employees.

Please visit our Recruitment Page for a full list of benefits available to employees. Here's a quick glance at some of the unique benefits that OFM offers:

• An environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 12 paid holidays, 14 paid vacation days (minimum), and 12 days of sick leave per year
• State retirement programs

Application Process:

Once you've decided to apply for a state government job, you'll complete an online application to showcase your qualifications. Keep in mind that once you submit the application, a real person will read it. We do not use AI or any other technology to screen your application and reject it. Please ensure you provide clear, detailed information about your work history so your qualifications can be accurately assessed. We will contact the top candidates directly to schedule interviews. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please call 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

When completing your application, please attach all of the following required documents:

• Cover letter: describing your qualifications for this specific position
• Resume: that details your applicable experience and education.
• References: at least three professional references and their current contact information.

Questions:

OFMs Staff ASL interpreter is available to all deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants. For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process, please email us at TalentAcquisition@ofm.wa.gov.

The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects diversity in culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position is exempt from civil service rules.

For more information, please see WAC 357-19-195.

More than Just a Paycheck!

Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. Thats why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.

Read about our benefits:

The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.

Note: If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits.

Insurance Benefits

Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.

Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.

To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.

Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.

Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.

The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation

State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Social Security

All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Holidays

Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.

Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.

Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday.

Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.

Sick Leave

Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave.

Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

Vacation (Annual Leave)

Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.

Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.

Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

As provided in WAC 357-58-175, an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.

Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.

Military Leave

Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.

Bereavement Leave

Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.

Additional Leave

Leave Sharing

Parental Leave

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Leave Without Pay

Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.

Updated 01-07-2026

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Please indicate your current work authorization status in the United States:

• I am a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder) authorized to work in the United States permanently.
• I hold a temporary work authorization visa (including F-1 OPT/CPT, H-1B, TN, etc.) or will require current or future sponsorship.

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Describe your experience coordinating software releases, deployments, configuration migrations, or similar technology implementation activities across multiple systems or environments. Include how you manage technical dependencies, sequencing, environment and data readiness, change controls, competing priorities, and operational issues to support successful and controlled releases.

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Describe your experience coordinating complex technology activities in a cross-functional or matrixed environment where stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and business partners may not report directly to you. Include how you establish accountability, communicate release status and risks, identify and resolve readiness gaps or dependencies, and provide information or recommendations to support decision-making and successful implementation outcomes.

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