Principal Information Systems Engineer

Red Hat

Principal Information Systems Engineer at Red Hat focusing on DNS and Linux platforms. Leading infrastructure changes and service ownership for global IT operations.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timePune • 🇮🇳 IndiaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading infrastructure changes, defining SLOs, and managing core enterprise services while fostering a culture of mentorship and transparent communication. Proficient in automation and architectural strategy to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.

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Leadership & MentorshipTechnical Expertise in RHELInfrastructure Proficiency in DNS and DHCP/IPAMCI/CD Pipeline ManagementOperational & Architectural Strategy

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Hard Skills

RHEL Operating SystemAnsible AutomationDNS ManagementDHCP/IPAM ManagementCI/CD Pipeline ManagementGitOpsSLO DefinitionSystem Reliability ImprovementArchitectural Trade-offsInfrastructure Design

Soft Skills

MentorshipCommunicationTransparencyDecision-MakingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Ansible PlaybooksInfobloxNS1SatelliteAutomation Execution Environments

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure ManagementEnterprise ServicesOperational StrategyService PromotionIncident Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleDNSLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with IT leadership and adjacent IT teams as the D/OS technical authority on shared infrastructure concerns.
Own major services across the portfolio (DNS, Linux platform, automation, access services) and drive architectural decisions with documented trade-offs.
Lead infrastructure changes from scoping through delivery, whether upgrades, migrations, or re-architecture.
Define SLOs, close systemic reliability gaps, and lead post-mortems that produce durable fixes.
Join the team's global on-call rotation as you ramp in; be a stabilizing presence during incidents.
Grow senior engineers through design review, mentorship, and hands-on guidance; document decisions and operational knowledge to outlast any individual.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Leadership & Mentorship: Demonstrated success growing senior engineers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and active mentorship.
Operational & Architectural Strategy: Strong focus on designing, evolving, and sunsetting services rather than simple maintenance.
Proven ability to define SLOs, eliminate toil, and articulate complex architectural trade-offs to stakeholders ranging from peers to leadership.
Communication & Transparency: Commitment to transparent decision-making, thorough documentation, and precise asynchronous communication across global time zones.
Technical Expertise: Deep experience operating RHEL at enterprise scale and building sophisticated automation with Ansible (playbooks, roles, AAP workflows, and execution environments).
Infrastructure Proficiency: Extensive background managing core enterprise services such as DNS, DHCP/IPAM, and proxy/egress control (e.g., Infoblox, NS1, Satellite).
Delivery & Pipelines: Experience managing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps as first-class infrastructure, prioritizing versioning, testing, and service promotion.
Ownership & Initiative: Highly self-directed with a record of identifying high-leverage opportunities, investigating system history prior to implementation, and ensuring all projects are production-ready, documented, and cleanly transitioned.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities