Release & Configuration Analyst, Senior

Summary

Release & Configuration Analyst, Senior

Are you detail-oriented, highly organized, and passionate about ensuring technology moves from development to deployment seamlessly? Join our dynamic IT team as a Senior Release & Configuration Analyst and play a vital role in delivering high-quality software and systems that support mission-critical operations at APS.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across teams to maintain system integrity, ensure compliance, and streamline software release cycles.

What your day would look like:

You are responsible for:

• Managing and maintaining the inventory of project software, system documentation, and configuration baselines across environments.
• Overseeing source code management, version control, and audit readiness in alignment with corporate standards.
• Administering and improving tracking systems and repositories to support smooth software development and release cycles.
• Performing environmental visioning and configuration control to ensure the stability and consistency of development, testing, and production environments.
• Collaborating with developers, QA teams, and project managers to coordinate code integration, releases, and deployments.
• Ensuring accurate documentation and traceability of changes to support internal compliance and regulatory requirements.

The kinds of people we want to talk to have:

• Experience with configuration management tools and version control systems (e.g., Git, Azure DevOps).
• A strong understanding of software release cycles, CI/CD pipelines, and change control processes.
• The ability to maintain complex inventories of systems, configurations, and documentation.
• A proactive approach to troubleshooting and ensuring deployment accuracy across multiple environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional technical teams.

Minimum Requirements

Release & Configuration Analyst, Senior

• Bachelors' degree in Information Technology or related field
• PLUS five (5) years of prior relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Requires in-depth level of technical knowledge within a job area and working knowledge of other technical areas

Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications

• Knowledge of change management frameworks; use of change management tools and software deployment processes utilized in the enterprise; mainframe and/or web programming languages and techniques; common configuration techniques; multiple project software interfaces and hardware systems; common release and release/configuration documentation practices; interpretation and application of source codes
• Advanced troubleshooting skills; reviewing and evaluating various types of releases for process compliance
• Ability to develop and write technical documentation; provide clear and concise communication with all release stakeholders; learn release component deployment processes and techniques; demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations and streamline work processes
• Ability to respond to requests for service and assistance; effectively resolve conflicts; maintain confidentiality
  
  

Major Accountabilities

1) Effectively coordinates and tracks the software release process, configuration baselines, source code, control system and tracking systems
2) Assigns change orders for deployment; Ensures and documents successful completion of changes
3) Responsible for maintenance of control systems and tracking systems
4) Conducts configuration audits and takes action to resolve issues
5) Assists with setting baselines according to configuration management plans and strategy
6) Maintains configuration management plans; Follows standard IT practices including Change Management, Release Management, and necessary coding/configuration guidelines
7) Reviews configuration change proposals for compliance to established guidelines, standards, policies and procedures
8) Assesses potential change impacts
9) Monitors and tracks required change-related metrics
10) Owns specific deployment problems and actively coordinates with various groups for resolution
11) Educates and trains others on the change process
12) Responsible for the performance of multiple application environments

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

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