Principal Release & Reliability Engineer; DevOps | SRE | AI Automation

Principal Release & Reliability Engineer (Dev Ops | SRE | AI Automation)

This international financial services industry leader has an immediate 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity in Arlington, TX for a Principal Release & Reliability Engineer (Dev Ops | SRE | AI Automation).

About the Role

This is not a traditional on‑call position. Instead, you will play a strategic role in shaping release engineering and software delivery practices. You’ll collaborate with engineering leaders to define standards, implement automation, and integrate AI‑driven solutions that accelerate development and improve reliability. Your work will directly influence how we leverage Copilot AI and modern development practices to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Location:

Arlington, TX

6‑Month Contract‑to‑Hire.

Term:
Hybrid (2 days onsite, 3 days remote)

Type: W‑2 Contract Only – C2C, third‑party, or sponsorship arrangements are not supported at this time.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and evolve release engineering strategies that set the foundation for future development and deployment practices.
• AI & Automation: Drive adoption of AI‑powered tools (including Git Hub Copilot) to enhance developer productivity and improve code quality.
• Development Focus: Contribute to building robust, scalable software solutions while championing best practices in coding, testing, and automation.
• Reliability Engineering: Establish service level objectives (SLOs) and indicators (SLIs) that align with business goals, ensuring resilience and performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Design and implement automated pipelines, security controls, and monitoring solutions to minimize manual intervention and maximize uptime.

What Makes This Role Different?

• Strategic Impact: You’re not just maintaining systems — you’re shaping how we build and release software.
• Innovation First: Work with cutting‑edge technologies, AI‑driven development, and cloud‑native architectures.
• No Traditional On‑Call: Focus on proactive engineering and automation rather than reactive firefighting.

• Authority in defining, implementing, and evaluating Service Level Objectives (SLO) and Service Level Indicators (SLI), and associated consequences.
• Software development expertise in multiple high‑level programming and scripting languages.
• Expert in evolutionary database design, query performance analysis, and indexing as a cornerstone for delivering scalable, performant products and services.
• Expert in designing, building, and optimizing automated pipelines with automated testing and automated security controls.
• Expert in performing Root Cause Analysis and Problem Management.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams with demonstrated success leading improvements (getting better/faster/happier).

• Strong software development background in languages such as Java, C#, and scripting (Power Shell, Bash).
• Expertise in Dev Ops, pipeline automation, and cloud platforms (Azure).
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development tools and practices.
• Experience in Agile environments with a track record of driving improvements.

Mid‑Senior level

Contract

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