Job Title: Release Automation Engineer
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: £44,800 - £67,200 Dependent on Experience)
Location: Eastleigh - Hybrid
Closing Date for applications: 03/02/2026
Release Automation Engineer: Ageas Insurance is looking for a Release Automation Engineer, who will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines andautomation frameworks to support scalable, secure and efficient software delivery.
The Release Automation Engineer will contribute to Ageas' platform engineering approach, enabling reusable automation patterns and promoting self-service capabilities across development teams.
Main Responsibilities as Release Automation Engineer:
1. Design and evolve CI/CD pipelines to support cloud-native applications and hybrid environments.
2. Develop and maintain automation tooling that enables self-service deployment & testing capabilities for development teams.
3. Contribute to a culture of innovation and excellence by promoting experimentation, rapid prototyping, and the adoption of emerging technologies.
4. Support the evolution of automation maturity by adopting modern engineering approaches and challenging conventional delivery methods.
5. Monitor the health and performance of CI/CD infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
Skills and experience you need as a Release Automation Engineer:
6. Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and pipeline design.
7. Strong understanding of platform engineering principles and infrastructure as code (IaC).
8. Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Functions.
9. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
10. Effective communication skills to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:
Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.
Supporting your Wealth- 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family-Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave.