Software Engineer

Red Hat

Software Engineer developing and maintaining components in the Ansible Automation Platform ecosystem. Collaborating to deliver impactful features and enhancements for customer automation workloads.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRaleigh • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $96,440 - $195,680 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudDockerGoKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonShell ScriptingSparkTerraformVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linuxsystem administrationshell scriptingPythonGoContainerizationDockerKubernetesREST APITerraform

Soft Skills

customer empathycommunication skillscollaborationproblem solvinginnovation