Open Source Software Release Engineer

Eclipse Foundation; Brussel; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Eclipse Foundation is seeking an Open Source Software Release Engineer to join our release engineering team. This remote role supports large scale CI/CD infrastructures including Jenkins and GitLab CI, collaborates with global developers, and focuses on automation, security, and maintainability.

Responsibilities include operating CI systems, assisting community members, promoting DevOps practices, and contributing to observability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of CI/CD practices and tooling.
• Experience operating and scaling CI services (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with Linux, scripting (Bash) and IaC tools (Terraform/Ansible).

Responsibilities

• Operate and support large-scale CI systems (200+ Jenkins instances, GitLab CI).
• Assist community members via public channels for CI/CD needs.
• Advocate DevOps mindset focused on efficiency, security and sustainability.
• Participate in observability initiatives and telemetry.
• Integrate new technologies and tools for maintainability.

Skills

CI/CD best practices

Team collaboration

English communication

Self-motivation

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Maven

Gradle

CMake

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Do manual and repetitive build, test and deploy tasks make you cringe? Do you get the satisfaction of automating all the things and supporting developers around the globe? Do you like solving a failed build mystery and are not afraid to find out that you misspelled a variable? Do you like to work in an open and transparent environment? If so, our Open Source Software Release Engineer is likely the job for you!

The Eclipse Foundation is one of the world’s largest open source software foundations. Its member base and project count is growing significantly. Some of the largest projects include the various Eclipse IDEs, Jakarta EE (successor of Java EE), Adoptium (previously AdoptOpenJDK). As such, the Eclipse Foundation is looking for an individual to join our release engineering team in order to help us manage the infrastructure and the CI/CD tools, and to support the developer community of these open source projects.

Working closely with the members of our IT team, you’ll play a key role in fulfilling the mandate of the Foundation and help drive the success of our large community of open source developers.

Location

This is a remote position, and the selected candidate will be expected to work from their home office. All qualified candidates will be considered, with preference for candidates based in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, other EU countries, or Canada.

Salary Range

$100-130k CAD / €55k–€80k in Europe, depending on the country and experience.

Responsibilities

• You will support and operate (as part of the team) two large scale continuous integration systems: a farm of 200+ Jenkins instances and a growing GitLab CI set-up
• You will work directly with community members through public channels to provide assistance and tools, helping them with their CI/CD requirements
• You will be always advocating for a DevOps mindset with the required sense of efficiency, security and sustainability
• You will be participating in our efforts around Observability
• As part of the IT team, you will proactively be involved in integrating new technologies, processes and tools, all with a mindset of efficiency and maintainability.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of CI/CD best practices and experience with operating and managing CI services (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub actions, ...)
• Good understanding of one or multiple build systems (Maven, Gradle, CMake, ...)
• Good knowledge of Linux system administration and of a scripting language (ideally Bash)
• Familiarity working in a DevOps culture, along with building and integrating tooling with Configuration as Code and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles (Ansible, Terraform, etc)
• Experience with distributed version control systems like Git as well as with collaborative forges like GitHub or GiLab
• Motivated team player, self-starter and able to work independently
• Proficiency in spoken/written English and comfortable with producing clear communication with various stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a distributed team across multiple time zones
• Experience with managing and administrating systems like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Kubernetes, or cloud-native applications
• Experience with the demands and rewards of working with a highly motivated and passionate open source community
• Experience with observability and metrics tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, etc)
• Experience automating parts of the release process
• Familiarity with SecOps and digital software signing
• Familiarity with working within the constraints of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

About the Eclipse Foundation

The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member-supported organization that hosts the world-class Eclipse Java IDE and over 400 Eclipse projects. The Foundation helps cultivate both an open source community and an ecosystem of complementary products and services.

For more information about Eclipse Foundation, please visit our website at https://www.eclipse.org.

This is a permanent, full-time position, with the candidate eligible to participate in our competitive benefits package.

The Eclipse Foundation respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities and provides accommodation and support to persons with disabilities throughout any recruitment process, once made aware of a need for accommodation. If you require any special accommodation or support during the recruitment process, please indicate in your email to us.