Senior Software Engineer - IT Developer Enablement Applications team

Position Overview

Red Hat's IT Developer Enablement Applications team is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help create, modify, and modernize applications for our internal customers. In this role, you'll work in an agile environment developing scalable and highly available infrastructure systems and work closely with developers to constantly improve our deployment and development processes.

Compensation: Salary Range: $116,270.00 - $191,840.00. Offers will be based on qualifications, job location, skills, experience, and internal pay equity. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission and/or equity.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) 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 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 with stakeholders and respond to customer tickets and inquiries

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Linux Systems Engineering (RHEL, CentOS, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise software applications
• 2+ years of experience with Git (experience with GitLab is a plus)
• Strong knowledge of Linux and networking internals
• Proficiency in Python and strong experience with the full SDLC
• Experience with containers and container orchestration tools (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
• Good knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging suites (e.g., Sumo Logic, Prometheus, or ELK)
• Understanding of SRE fundamentals and principles
• Familiarity with bare metal environments and APIs such as RedFish
• Data-driven and observability-first mindset (logs, metrics, traces)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Passion for developing open source software
• Positive attitude and willingness to share ideas openly

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account with a high deductible plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave plans for all new parents
• Additional leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
• Other perks such as employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, and employee assistance program