Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure Management and Automation

About the Job:

Red Hat's IT Resource Provisioning Solutions (RPS) team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us update and rebuild parts of Beaker. In this role, you will help Red Hat develop bare metal provisioning platform for internal teams. You'll work on updating, fixing bugs, and rewriting important provisioning and testing tools used by RHEL and QE teams. On top of that, you'll be given unlimited opportunities to make an impact in a global company built on open-source values and principles. One of the goals in the RPS team is to deliver an infrastructure solution for hybrid cloud management using products like Beaker, Ansible, and OpenShift for internal teams.

What you will do?

• Execute full software development life cycle within an agile environment

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and highly available infrastructure systems to support business applications and services.

• Automate repetitive tasks and processes using scripting and configuration management tools (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible).

• Manage cloud-based infrastructure (OpenShift) and optimize resources for reliability, performance, and security.

• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure uptime and reliability through proactive alerting, metrics, and incident response.

• Collaborate with developers to improve application resilience, deploy code efficiently, and integrate CI/CD pipelines.

• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for incidents, document findings, and implement preventive measures to minimize downtime.

• Continuously improve system architecture, deployment processes, and tooling to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.

• Ensure security best practices are applied across infrastructure, including access controls, network configurations, and compliance requirements.

• Effectively communicate to stakeholders and project team members to ensure proper visibility into development efforts

• Ability to respond to the customer’s tickets and inquiries

What you will bring?

• 5+ years of experience with Linux Systems Administration (RHEL, CentOS, etc)

• 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise software applications

• 3+ years of experience with Bash scripting

• 2+ years of experience with Git (experience with GitLab a plus)

• Some programming experience in Python

• Experience with containers and container orchestration tools (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc)

• Good knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc)

• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Passion for developing open source software

• Positive attitude and willingness to share ideas openly

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterpriseopen source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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