Remote CI/CD Build & Release Engineer — Frontline Support

Virtasant; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Global team across 130+ countries

Continuous learning and growth

Job summary

Virtasant is seeking a Build & Release Support Engineer to provide high-impact support for build, release, and CI/CD systems. The role focuses on pipelines, software supply chain workflows, and release tooling, with engineers relying on fast, accurate guidance to maintain velocity.

You’ll work across Maven, Java builds, Docker, Artifactory, Jenkins, and Spinnaker, balancing frontline triage with deeper investigation and incident management in a remote-first, globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in Build/Release Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or software development.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and clear written/spoken communication.
• Experience with Maven, Java build tooling, Docker, Artifactory, Jenkins, and Spinnaker.
• Unix / Linux scripting skills (Python/Bash) and container familiarity.
• Understanding of software supply chain lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Frontline support for build & release systems with ~50/50 Slack vs tickets.
• Deep-dive troubleshooting of Maven/Java builds, Docker images, Artifactory, Jenkins, and Spinnaker pipelines.
• Escalation management with thorough analysis and clean, actionable handoffs.
• Documentation and knowledge development to create reusable problem–solution content.

Skills

Git

CI/CD tooling

Build & Release engineering

Maven

Java build tooling

Software supply chain lifecycle

Artifactory/Nexus

Spinnaker

Troubleshooting

Communication

Unix/Linux

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Docker/Kubernetes

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Spinnaker

Maven

Nexus

Job description

Virtasant is seeking a Build & Release Support Engineer to provide high-impact support for build, release, and CI/CD systems. The role focuses on pipelines, software supply chain workflows, and release tooling, with engineers relying on fast, accurate guidance to maintain velocity.

You’ll work across Maven, Java builds, Docker, Artifactory, Jenkins, and Spinnaker, balancing frontline triage with deeper investigation and incident management in a remote-first, globally distributed team.