Quality and Deployment Lead

About the role

Centorrino Technologies is seeking a Quality and Deployment Lead to oversee quality assurance, release management and deployment planning for a portfolio of ICT initiatives. The role is based on‑site in Darwin for a six‑month contract and will work closely with project managers, technical teams, vendors and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet quality standards and are ready for production.

Key responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance, release management, deployment planning and operational readiness across multiple ICT projects.
• Develop and implement quality, release and deployment frameworks, standards and governance processes.
• Coordinate release schedules, deployment activities and environment readiness to ensure successful production implementations.
• Facilitate go‑live readiness assessments, deployment workshops and post‑implementation reviews.
• Monitor and report on quality metrics, release status, deployment readiness, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Produce deployment runbooks, release documentation, testing strategies and operational transition artefacts.
• Ensure compliance with organisational governance, change management and operational support requirements.
• Identify and drive improvements in testing, release, deployment and quality assurance practices.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading quality assurance, release management or deployment activities in complex technology environments.
• Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, change management and release governance.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple concurrent releases while managing risks, dependencies and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience implementing quality frameworks, release processes and operational readiness practices.

Required skills

• Azure DevOps
• Jira
• ServiceNow