CutOver Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a CutOver Manager based in Canada. This role offers the opportunity to lead critical technology transitions and ensure complex solutions move into production smoothly and safely. You’ll own the end-to-end cutover lifecycle, from strategy and readiness planning through go-live, stabilization, and post-cutover review. Working across business, application, infrastructure, DevOps, QA, data, operations, and vendor teams, you’ll bring structure and accountability to high-impact deployments. You’ll assess readiness, coordinate dependencies, manage risks, and facilitate Go/No-Go decisions to minimize disruption to business operations. The position requires both strong program coordination and a solid technical foundation grounded in real-world engineering experience. You’ll also oversee rollback and contingency planning, monitor execution in real time, and keep stakeholders informed throughout the transition. This is an ideal opportunity for a technically experienced delivery professional who thrives in complex environments and enjoys making critical go-lives successful. Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive Cutover Strategies, Plans, and Runbooks for production transitions. Coordinate cutover activities across business, application, infrastructure, DevOps, QA, operations, data, and vendor teams. Define clear readiness criteria and verify that all technical, operational, business, and organizational prerequisites are completed before go-live. Lead cutover planning sessions, readiness reviews, and Go/No-Go decision meetings. Coordinate deployment, data migration, system validation, testing, and business verification activities. Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, dependencies, constraints, and potential business impacts throughout the cutover lifecycle. Develop and coordinate rollback, contingency, recovery, and business continuity plans with relevant technical teams. Monitor cutover execution in real time, track milestones and dependencies, and escalate critical issues promptly. Maintain clear communication with stakeholders regarding progress, risks, decisions, issues, and cutover outcomes. Coordinate post-deployment Hypercare and Early Life Support activities to ensure stable operations following go-live. Conduct post-cutover reviews to evaluate outcomes, document lessons learned, and identify opportunities for future improvements. Maintain key cutover deliverables, including the Cutover Strategy, Cutover Plan and Runbook, Readiness Checklist, Go/No-Go Criteria, Communication Plan, Rollback Plan, Status Reports, and Post-Cutover Review. Requirements Proven experience in Cutover Management, Release Management, production deployment, technology transformation, or large-scale system implementations. Strong stakeholder management, planning, coordination, communication, and organizational skills. Solid technical background with prior hands-on experience as a Software Developer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or in a comparable technical role. Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, application deployment processes, integrations, infrastructure, and operational support. Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex technical activities across multiple teams and organizational functions. Strong understanding of deployment dependencies, data migration, system validation, testing, production readiness, and operational transition processes. Experience defining readiness criteria, managing Go/No-Go processes, and coordinating deployment decisions with technical and business stakeholders. Ability to identify risks and dependencies early, develop mitigation strategies, and maintain effective contingency and rollback plans. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide concise and accurate updates to both technical and no