Change and Release Analyst

  CIBER is currently seeking an experienced Change and Release Analyst for our client in the Portland, OR area for a short term contract position.  Primary Responsibilities:Collect Request for Change with in the HP tool. Review and clarify Request for Change Requests Organize Requests for Changes into agenda for weekly Change Advisory Board Meeting. Coordinate changes into Production computing environment as needed Educate IT employees on Change Management process. Support the release and change strategy which provides the overarching design, plan and approach for the deployment of change into production.Implement the Change Manager's recommended design, implementation approach and management strategy relative to change and release management. Conducts initial review of request for change documentation. Facilitates proper prioritization, compliance with standards, and completeness. Facilitate approval workflow of request for change documentation based on pre-established guidelines. Evaluates and recommends methods and tools for streamlining and improving the changes process. Maintains and adapts the change management documentation where necessary. Creates configuration management reports. Audits the database to ensure data integrity. Facilitates development of a configuration management database. Provides management reports and data to assist in decision making. Assist the Change Manager in the review of change management across clients on any of all changes being scheduled. Participate in weekly change request calls with appropriate Steering Committee or Change Advisory Board. At the direction of the Change Manager, orchestrate periodic change implementations, detail calendars for change and release and communicate future release windows Assist the Change Manager in determining the readiness of each release based on release criteria (quality of release, release package and production environment readiness, training and support (Help Desk) plans, rollout and back-out plans and overall risk management plan).Provide analytic oversight into change tickets to manage and alert to possible unforeseen resource or maintenance conflicts. May perform other duties and responsibilities as assignedProvides assistance to IS departments and the Change Manager as required.  Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree preferred5+ years of Change Management / Release management experience at a change management office level required (not as a function of an individual project).5+ years in various IS support and management functions.Outstanding written and verbal communication skills Strong Project Management skills; PMI certification preferred.IS application design and delivery is highly desirableExperience working in a software development environment that supports many computer platformsExperience with automated software deployment Strong quantitative, analytical and conceptual thinking skills Experience creating and driving initial start-up of new departmental functionsAbility to influence and work effectively at all levels of the organization Must work well within a deadline-driven environment Ability to analyze and interpret data      Location: Portland, tl 97232 Status: Full Time, Temporary/Contract/Project Job Category: Project/Program Management Company: CIBER, Inc. Email: Apply by Email Reference Code: CROrTsMstr