Senior Software Engineer – DevOps

Red Hat

Senior Software Engineer leading modernization of core operating systems and delivery infrastructure at Red Hat. Focusing on migration of legacy product pipelines to modern engineering platforms.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRaleigh • Massachusetts, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,600 - $195,680 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage with and develop a foundational understanding of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) principles
Collaborate on the design and implementation of migrating critical legacy product pipelines to our next-generation build and release platform.
Ensure the reliability of the build process, supporting the transition of long-term products while maintaining steady release cadences and high quality standards.
Help define and standardize complex, siloed build requirements into unified, maintainable, and scalable engineering workflows.
Promote the adoption of modern build practices, including automated testing, secure artifact generation, and pipeline-as-code principles across the Sustaining Engineering organization.
Partner with product, release, and infrastructure teams to resolve dependency challenges, align on build standards, and advocate for engineering best practices.
Provide technical guidance to the team, setting high standards for code quality, documentation, and architectural rigor during the modernization process.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines
Successfully modernized legacy build systems, replacing monolithic or fragmented architectures with modern, container-native infrastructure.
A strong understanding of operating system’s build ecosystems, dependency management, and the complexities of packaging in a high-compliance environment.
Ability to navigate complex, interdependent build environments and solve systemic issues that span across multiple versions and architectures.
Excellent ability to collaborate with diverse engineering teams, clearly communicating technical trade-offs, roadmap progress, and architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working in mission-critical engineering environments where system availability, release integrity, and secure software supply chains are paramount.
Experience with Python and bash programming.
Experience with Git
Experience with container based technologies (Docker, podman, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
Good knowledge of Linux, especially Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Fedora
Good Understanding of Experience with Tekton and/or Konflux
Experience with Linux RPM build and packaging is a plus
Experience with koji or copr build systems is a plus

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

CI/CD pipelinesautomated testingsecure artifact generationpipeline-as-codePythonbash programmingGitDockerKubernetesLinux RPM build

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationtechnical guidanceproblem-solvingarchitectural decision-making