Remote Open Source Release Engineer – CI/CD & Automation

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

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.