Change and release manager
Find out what a change and release manager in government does and the skills you need to do the role at each level.
Last updated 30 August 2024 — See all updates
Contents
- — What a change and release manager does
- — Change and release manager role levels
- — Roles that share change and release manager skills
What a change and release manager does
Change and release managers lead the change advisory board, ensuring adequate risk assessment and scheduling of technical changes and releases. They own the configuration management database and the access, security and configuration of change activities and release procedures.
Change and release manager role levels
There are 3 change and release manager role levels, from configuration analyst to change and release manager.
The typical responsibilities and skills for each role level are described in the sections below. You can use this to identify the skills you need to progress in your career, or simply to learn more about each role in the Government Digital and Data profession.
1. Configuration analyst
A configuration analyst provides administrative support to the change and release manager, helping to maintain the integrity of the configuration management database (CMDB) and independently solving smaller problems.
This role level is often performed at the Civil Service job grade of:
- AO (Administrative Officer)
- EO (Executive Officer)
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2. Change and release analyst
A change and release analyst plans and rolls out software, and designs and carries out procedures for the distribution and installation of changes to systems and services.
At this role level, you will:
- undertake analysis after release and set the plan for upcoming changes
- liaise with DevOps and service designers
This role level is often performed at the Civil Service job grade of:
- EO (Executive Officer)
- HEO (Higher Executive Officer)
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Asset and configuration management Level: working Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels |
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3. Change and release manager
A change and release manager ensures that technical changes to IT services are adequately assessed for impact, prioritised, scheduled, authorised and implemented. They ensure this is done in line with processes and using appropriate tools. They chair the Change Advisory Board (CAB).
At this role level, you will:
- provide an escalation point
- make decisions for all technical changes
- co-ordinate releases and interdependencies
This role level is often performed at the Civil Service job grade of:
- HEO (Higher Executive Officer)
- SEO (Senior Executive Officer)
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Asset and configuration management Level: expert Expert is the fourth of 4 ascending skill levels |
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Roles that share change and release manager skills
Updates
Published 7 January 2020
Last updated 30 August 2024
30 August 2024
- The skill level descriptions for 'change management' and 'continuity management' have been updated to improve clarity and ensure consistency across the framework. No change was made to the meaning of skill level descriptions.
7 January 2020
- First published.