Release Engineer (Aerospace)

Release Engineer
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* Title: Release Engineer


* Location: Espoo, Finland


* Department: Release & Platform Engineering


* Reports to: Release Engineering Lead


* Employment type: Permanent


* Workplace model: On-site / Hybrid


* Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO)






WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS:
As a Release Engineer, you’ll own and evolve ICEYE’s release systems to ensure software is delivered in a predictable, scalable, and low-risk way, enabling fast and reliable deployment of mission-critical capabilities.




WHO WE ARE
ICEYE delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world-leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy, day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high-resolution imagery and high-frequency revisits.

As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real-time data creates a tactical advantage for mission-critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural-catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil-spill detection, and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.

ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates globally across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We have more than 900 employees, united by a shared vision: improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.




YOUR DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Design and evolve the technical release model, including versioning, configuration management, deployment logic, and validation stages


* Build and maintain production-grade release tooling, deployment automation, and configuration systems


* Operate and support the global release pipeline, ensuring reliable end-to-end software releases


* Monitor release performance, deployment outcomes, and system health signals related to releases


* Analyze failures and provide structured feedback to engineering teams to improve release quality


* Continuously improve release processes, tooling, and systems based on observed issues and scaling needs


* Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure consistent adoption of release standards and practices


* Drive improvements that reduce operational risk and increase release confidence across the organization






WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
Must haves:

* Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in production environments


* Strong experience with release automation, deployment systems, and configuration management


* Ability to diagnose complex release and deployment failures and implement durable solutions


* Experience influencing engineering practices through system design and standards


* Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycle and release processes


* Ability to work across teams and communicate effectively in English


* Strong problem-solving skills and ownership mindset



Nice to haves:

* Experience working in distributed or large-scale systems environments


* Familiarity with cloud and on-prem deployment environments


* Experience improving developer workflows and release reliability at scale






APPLICATION PROCESS
* Recruiter Interview


* Hiring Manager Interview


* Technical Assignment