Sr. Release Engineer
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This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Sr. Release Engineer in the United States. This role is centered on building and scaling a modern environment and release platform that supports complex healthcare technology systems at scale.
About this role
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Sr. Release Engineer in the United States.
This role is centered on building and scaling a modern environment and release platform that supports complex healthcare technology systems at scale. You will work across infrastructure, Kubernetes environments, and CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability, consistency, and automation of deployments. The position focuses on reducing operational toil by standardizing environment creation and eliminating repetitive manual processes through tooling and automation. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to untangle legacy infrastructure-as-code and strengthen GitOps-driven workflows. Operating in a fast-paced DevOps environment, you will contribute directly to improving release efficiency and system stability. This role blends deep technical ownership with cross-functional collaboration, ensuring smoother, faster, and more reliable software delivery across production and non-production systems.
Accountabilities
- Own and improve environment provisioning and lifecycle management across non-production and production-like systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, configuration, and deployment issues across distributed environments.
- Reduce operational backlog by identifying recurring requests and automating or standardizing solutions.
- Enhance and refactor Terraform-based infrastructure, improving modularity, safety, and separation of concerns.
- Manage and optimize Kubernetes-based workloads, including deployments, services, and configurations.
- Operate and improve GitOps workflows using Argo CD, ensuring consistency and drift detection.
- Strengthen CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to improve deployment reliability and reduce environment-specific issues.
- Participate in on-call rotations and support release and incident response activities as needed.
- 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering or DevOps, including experience in regulated or healthcare/medtech environments.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, and troubleshooting.
- Proven experience with Terraform or Ansible in complex or legacy infrastructure environments.
- Deep knowledge of Helm for managing environment-specific deployments and configurations.
- Practical experience with Argo CD and GitOps workflows, including debugging drift and sync issues.
- Strong proficiency with Docker, GitLab CI/CD, and Linux systems.
- Experience working with large-scale, distributed systems and infrastructure automation.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills in high-complexity environments.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in fast-paced, operational settings.
- Experience with tools such as Crossplane, Kyverno, Cilium, Tetragon, or Backstage is a plus.
- Competitive salary range: $138,000 – $180,000 annually.
- Remote-first opportunity within the United States.
- Exposure to modern cloud-native and Kubernetes-based platform engineering practices.
- Opportunity to reduce operational toil through high-impact automation initiatives.
- Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare coverage.
- Paid time off and standard employee benefits.
- Participation in on-call rotations with additional operational experience and ownership.
- Inclusive work environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.