Senior SRE & Release Engineer - AWS, Java & CI/CD

Next Ventures; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures is seeking a Senior Site Reliability / Release Engineer to drive automation, optimize deployment pipelines, and ensure platform reliability across cloud and on‑prem environments. The role emphasizes DevOps, troubleshooting, and proactive performance improvements.

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with AWS, Docker, Dynatrace, Java (Spring Boot), and scripting, with a strong focus on releases and observability.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience in Site Reliability/Release Engineering or similar roles.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-based deployments.
• Strong experience with Java-based applications (Spring Boot preferred).
• Experience with Docker and containerization.
• Familiarity with Dynatrace or similar APM tools.
• Proficiency in Python or scripting (Shell/Groovy).
• Understanding of CI/CD, deployment automation, and Git workflows.
• Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter).
• Knowledge of monitoring, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Debugging Java apps, including core/heap/thread dumps.
• Familiarity with Jenkins, Habitat, or similar CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated deployment pipelines and scripts.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute application releases across environments.
• Manage deployments across AWS, Azure, on-prem VMs, and PCF.
• Conduct performance and load testing to optimize app performance.
• Configure and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts.
• Coordinate platform upgrades and infrastructure changes to minimize downtime.
• Perform root-cause analysis for production issues and analyze dumps.
• Identify opportunities to automate release processes and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, and Operations teams to resolve deployment challenges.
• Document deployment procedures, release processes, and troubleshooting steps.

Skills

Site Reliability

Release Engineering

DevOps

Automation

Performance testing

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Docker

Dynatrace

Java

Python

Jenkins

Git

PCF

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

Next Ventures is seeking a Senior Site Reliability / Release Engineer to drive automation, optimize deployment pipelines, and ensure platform reliability across cloud and on‑prem environments. The role emphasizes DevOps, troubleshooting, and proactive performance improvements.

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with AWS, Docker, Dynatrace, Java (Spring Boot), and scripting, with a strong focus on releases and observability.