Senior Release Engineer

Job Summary

This role supports an Agile development team delivering web-based microservices for command and control of space operations within a secure, containerized environment. The position is responsible for planning and executing release cycles, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring reliable, secure delivery of mission-critical applications through close collaboration with development, QA, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute recurring software release cycles

• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for mission-critical applications

• Automate build, test, and deployment processes across secure environments

• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure release readiness

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve release-related issues to minimize risk and downtime

• Document release processes and provide guidance and best practices to engineering teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• Five or more years of experience in release engineering, DevOps, or build/release management

• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools and platforms

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills

• Experience working in secure, mission-critical environments

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance

• Experience supporting Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, and Security as Code practices

• Expertise with modern CI/CD pipelines, tools, and software factory environments

• Knowledge of secure software development methodologies and security-first infrastructure design

• Familiarity with security standards and compliance frameworks such as NIST and STIGs

• Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams using collaboration and tracking tools