Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. We strive to make software freely accessible to everyone around the world. Software developed at Red Hat runs in vehicles that land on the moon, airlines, banks, trains, social media, health care, academic institutions, robots, and many other places.
The Red Hat Ansible Engineering team is seeking a Software Engineer to join us. In this role, you will work as part of a team to develop and maintain components within the Ansible Automation Platform ecosystem. You will deliver enhancements to our automation mesh offering and improve integration with our customers' infrastructure environments’ automation workloads through development on our Hashicorp Platform integrations, helping to deliver impactful new features and enhancements to our customer base.
What you will do:
Develop, implement, and maintain production-grade software deployed at scale.
Drive and maintain Red Hat Automation Platform in sustaining its de-facto industry standard automation platform reference.
Troubleshoot and resolve routine and semi-routine problems in the network and infrastructure space.
Collaborate with other engineers and architects to create and review software design proposals.
What you will bring:
Passion for automation and an excitement to automate all the things
Solid understanding of Linux, system administration, shell scripting, and source control system fundamentals.
Proven professional experience with a modern programming language, such as Python or Go
Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining software as part of a platform ecosystem
Working knowledge of Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Cloud providers, and REST API principles.
Solid understanding of infrastructure systems and networks
Customer empathy with a clear understanding of how automation of repetitive tasks provides business value
Demonstrated adoption of AI methodologies and tools to enhance efficiency, elevate code quality, guide problem solving and spark innovation
Good written and verbal communication skills in English
The Following are considered a plus:
Experience with Hashicorp Terraform and Hashicorp Vault, including the use of Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Vault for secrets management
Familiarity with Terraform provider development
Experience integrating with third-party providers, leveraging APIs and implementation of abstraction layers
Experience with public Cloud providers
Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and/or Red Hat OpenShift, including administration and management
Familiarity with Ansible and its ecosystem catalog
Experience with open-source project contributions
Previous experience with Agile Software Development from story discovery through to implementation, testing, and deployment.
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and practices, such as AI-driven requirements, code generation, review, and testing
Red Hat will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
Pay Transparency
Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.
About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open 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.
Benefits
● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
● Retirement 401(k) with employer match
● Paid time off and holidays
● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
● Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.
Inclusion at Red Hat
Red Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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