Release Engineer

Job Summary

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