Release Engineer

Cognitive Medical Systems; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitive Medical Systems in the United States seeks a dedicated Release Engineer to own the operational reliability and release coordination for the CMS Drug Data Processing System and Payment Reconciliation System. This full-time remote role emphasizes safe production releases, real-time monitoring, and continuous reliability improvements.

You will automate remediation, reduce manual tasks, and ensure rollback-ready deployments while maintaining strong incident management and Linux-based

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4+ years in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or release management.
• Hands-on experience with AWS CloudWatch and Splunk.
• Experience coordinating production releases and managing rollback execution.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and Bash scripting.
• Ability to pass CMS and internal required background checks for public trust.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute all production releases, including validating deployment readiness and managing rollbacks
• Maintain real-time monitoring and observability across program systems using tools like AWS CloudWatch and Splunk
• Drive reliability improvements by automating remediation, reducing manual tasks, and enhancing system resilience

Skills

Release management

Bash scripting

Incident management

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS CloudWatch

Splunk

Job description

Owning the operational reliability and release coordination for the CMS Drug Data Processing System and Payment Reconciliation System, the full-time remote Release Engineer will ensure safe production releases, maintain real-time monitoring, and drive system reliability improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute all production releases, including validating deployment readiness and managing rollbacks
• Maintain real-time monitoring and observability across program systems using tools like AWS CloudWatch and Splunk
• Drive reliability improvements by automating remediation, reducing manual tasks, and enhancing system resilience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 4+ years in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or release management
• Hands‑on experience with AWS CloudWatch and Splunk for production observability and incident management
• Experience coordinating production releases and managing rollback execution on mission‑critical systems
• Familiarity with Linux environments and Bash scripting for operational automation
• Ability to pass CMS and internal required background checks for public trust