SRE Release Engineer: CI/CD Automation & Deployment

The AES Group; Woonsocket (RI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Group is seeking an experienced Release Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated software release processes across development, testing, staging, and production environments. You will collaborate with software, QA, infrastructure, and operations teams to improve deployment efficiency, reliability, and security.

The role emphasizes transitioning manual releases to automated deployments and maturing Release Engineering capabilities within a fast-paced, governed environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Release Engineering/DevOps or related experience.
• 3+ years supporting enterprise-level software deployments.
• 3+ years working in Agile and DevOps environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support automated CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.
• Standardize build, release, and deployment processes across multiple applications and environments.
• Implement automated release workflows with proper version control, traceability, and governance.
• Manage Git repositories, branching strategies, and source code release workflows.
• Integrate automated testing, security scans, quality gates, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate application deployments across development, QA, staging, and production environments.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to streamline release processes.
• Identify and resolve deployment issues, release bottlenecks, and configuration-related challenges.
• Improve deployment monitoring, logging, and observability to minimize release risks.
• Drive modernization of release processes by replacing manual activities with automated solutions.
• Support and mentor Release Management team members in developing Release Engineering capabilities.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Scripting

Cloud platforms

Linux/Windows

Monitoring

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

ServiceNow

Job description

The AES Group is seeking an experienced Release Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated software release processes across development, testing, staging, and production environments. You will collaborate with software, QA, infrastructure, and operations teams to improve deployment efficiency, reliability, and security.

The role emphasizes transitioning manual releases to automated deployments and maturing Release Engineering capabilities within a fast-paced, governed environment.