Software Maintenance Engineer_

The Red Hat Experience Engineering (XE) team is looking for a Principal Software Maintenance Engineer to help lead a new team aimed at improving the long-term product experience of our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) customers. In this role, you will work closely with Product Engineering to deliver on extended product maintenance work, including handling defects, bugs, and CVEs in any extended life streams of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Focused on product development that goes beyond the normal 6 month maintenance phase of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) minor releases, you will actively lead EUS, TUS, E4S, AMC, and ELS lifestreams. You'll be actively leading all aspects of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) maintenance. You will co-lead our patch review process, the development and execution of backports and test plans, and the creation of automation tools to improve the efficiency, flexibility, and quality of Red Hat’s patch delivery to customers. You will gain a deep understanding of a variety of technologies from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). *Ability to work Hybrid from Boston MA, Raleigh NC or Westford MA.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be detail focused and mindful of following secure coding standards as you’ll be working on stable streams. You’ll work with older streams that have their own specifics, requiring troubleshooting of potential problems. Some of the work may be automated, so previous experience and willingness to work with automation tooling could save you time.
**Primary job responsibilities**
+ Work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) updates and be responsible for the updates in the stable streams
+ Backport selected security and other bug fixes into the stable release streams and help with tracking of upstream patches for backport
+ Configure or backport tests, set up test environment, run tests, and verify fixes
+ Help with the development of the tests and test framework
+ Help with development and integration efforts of the test environment
+ Troubleshoot any potential issues, collaborate with the engineering team on resolving them
+ Collaborate with various teams (product engineering, quality engineering, program management, release engineering) in order to deliver updates in a timely manner and appropriate quality
+ Participate in product engineering team meetings
**Required skills**
+ Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science or a related engineering field, or relevant professional experience
+ Ability to work Hybrid from Boston MA, Westford MA or Raleigh NC.
+ Experience in open source software and development
+ Intermediate knowledge of Linux and programming languages like C, C++, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails
+ Familiarity with scripting using Bash or Python, or both
+ Experience with software test planning, test cases design, test script automation, and documentation
+ Experience working with Git (cherry-picking, merging, rebasing, etc. )
+ Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with a global team
+ Solid written and verbal communication skills in English
+ Prior participation and active community member in open source software projects is a significant advantage
+ Creative, motivated, and capable of working both independently and as part of a globally distributed team
The salary range for this position is $76,920.00 - $123,010.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
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**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.
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