Release Engineering Lead

We're looking for a Release Engineering Lead who's passionate about building clean, scalable release processes and automating complexity away. This is a technical product/project management role designed for someone who thrives on bringing structure to software delivery and then scaling themselves out of the day-to-day.

Your initial mission will be to establish a consistent, efficient release management pipeline for ICEYE's diverse engineering teams. Once that foundation is in place, your scope will grow to cover broader engineering operations and cross-functional project initiatives.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Release Process Design: Define and implement standardized release
• processes across cloud and on-prem environments, ensuring predictability, traceability, and automation.
• Automation & Tooling:
• Work closely with Developer Enablement and DevOps teams to automate release pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and deployment verification.
• Project Ownership:
• Act as a project lead for release management, coordinating timelines, risks, and dependencies across multiple engineering and product teams.
• Operational Stability:
• Establish metrics, dashboards, and alerts for release quality and frequency. Drive improvements using data-driven decision making.
• Scale Beyond Releases:
• After stabilizing the release domain, transition into broader engineering program management—leading high-impact technical initiatives and contributing to long-term organizational strategy.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in software project or product management roles, preferably in engineering or platform teams.
• Strong understanding of software development and delivery pipelines (CI/CD, GitOps, container orchestration, etc.).
• Familiarity with modern DevOps and release automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Flux CD).
• Demonstrated experience improving or automating release or deployment workflows.
• Adept at managing technical stakeholders, coordinating cross-team initiatives, and delivering structured outcomes.
• Clear, concise communication skills and an ability to lead through influence.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with release engineering in hybrid environments (cloud/on-prem).
• Background in infrastructure, SRE, or platform engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Helm, Flux CD, or similar technologies.
• Previous experience in scaling engineering operations or working in aerospace/defense sectors.
  
  

Benefits

What We Offer

• A mission-driven role in a pioneering space tech company.
• The autonomy to build and scale critical engineering operations.
• Exposure to high-velocity satellite software development.
• A flat, collaborative environment with smart, driven colleagues.
• Competitive salary and stock options.