Software Engineer III – Release Engineering

Cubic Corporation

. Own and improve the release process for a distributed software platform .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeAshburn • Virginia • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $92,000 - $105,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in managing and improving release processes for distributed software platforms, with a strong focus on CI/CD automation, version control, and cross-team coordination. Proficient in troubleshooting and resolving complex deployment issues while maintaining comprehensive documentation and communication.

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CI/CD AutomationGit Version ControlContainer ManagementRelease Process OwnershipSoftware Engineering Experience

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringDevOpsRelease EngineeringTroubleshootingDependency ManagementVersioningAutomated Build PipelinesIntegration TestingAPI ContractsSecurity Clearance

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailWritten CommunicationJudgmentCoordinationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesDeployment ChartsContainer RegistriesImage PromotionService Interfaces

Industry Keywords

Distributed SystemsSoftware Supply-Chain PracticesVulnerability ManagementArtifact SigningSBOM Generation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and improve the release process for a distributed software platform
Coordinate platform releases with the broader product release schedule
Assemble, validate, document, and deliver reliable releases across the web-based control plane, runtime services, platform adapters, deployment charts, supporting components, and shared contract libraries
Investigate and fix software defects and update dependencies to address security vulnerabilities
Coordinate versioning and release readiness across repositories, services, deployment charts, container images, and supporting components
Maintain release branches, tags, changelogs, release notes, and supporting documentation
Design, build, and improve CI/CD automation for compiling, testing, packaging, publishing, and deploying releases
Plan and execute release validation in representative environments
Verify compatibility among platform components and supported integrations
Track dependencies and component revisions and assess compatibility or delivery risk
Coordinate with engineers, product owners, quality teams, platform teams, and other stakeholders
Investigate failed builds, deployments, and release-validation tests, identify root causes, and drive corrective action
Develop documentation for known issues, upgrade requirements, rollback procedures, and operational considerations
Establish release checklists, quality gates, and readiness reporting
Replace manual release steps with safe, maintainable automation
Own post-release verification and resolve or escalate release-related issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 4 years of professional software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or release engineering experience
Ability to obtain a security clearance
Strong working knowledge of Git, branching, tagging, pull requests, and structured versioning
Hands-on experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD systems and automated build or deployment pipelines
Working knowledge of containers and modern deployment environments
Ability to independently read, troubleshoot, and make changes to code in at least one modern programming language
Experience working independently across multiple repositories and assessing dependencies between components
Experience diagnosing complex build, test, configuration, or deployment failures and driving issues through resolution
Strong written communication, attention to detail, and ability to clearly communicate technical risks and recommended actions
Ability to independently own an established release process, exercise sound judgment, and implement practical improvements
Ability to proactively coordinate work across multiple engineering teams and release schedules, following through on dependencies and commitments
Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes, deployment charts, container registries, and image promotion
Preferred: Familiarity with backend, frontend, or systems programming languages and frameworks
Preferred: Experience maintaining release notes, upgrade documentation, or deployment runbooks
Preferred: Familiarity with API contracts, service interfaces, and distributed systems
Preferred: Experience with integration or end-to-end testing in containerized environments
Preferred: Exposure to software supply-chain practices such as dependency scanning, artifact signing, SBOM generation, or vulnerability management
Preferred: Experience taking ownership of coordinated releases across related products or platforms

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