Senior DevOps Engineer - IT Developer Enablement Applications team (EMEA)Verified as a real position

Who we’re looking for

• 5+ years of experience with Linux Systems Engineering (RHEL, CentOS, etc)
• 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise software applications
• 2+ years of experience with Git (experience with GitLab a plus)
• Strong knowledge of Linux and networking internals
• Strong programming proficiency in Python and experience with the full SDLC
• Experience with containers and container orchestration tools (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc)
• Good knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc)
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible etc)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging suites (e.g., Sumo Logic, Prometheus, or ELK).
• Familiarity with SRE fundamentals and principles
• Familiarity with bare metal environments and APIs such as RedFish
• Data driven and observability first mindset (logs, metrics, traces)

What you’ll do

• Execute full software development life (SDLC) cycle within an agile environment
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and highly available infrastructure systems to support business applications and services.
• Automate repetitive tasks and processes using scripting and configuration management tools (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible).
• Manage cloud-based infrastructure (OpenShift) and optimize resources for reliability, performance, and security.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure uptime and reliability through proactive alerting, metrics, and incident response.
• Collaborate with developers to improve application resilience, deploy code efficiently, and integrate CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for incidents, document findings, and implement preventive measures to minimize downtime.
• Continuously improve system architecture, deployment processes, and tooling to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.
• Ensure security best practices are applied across infrastructure, including access controls, network configurations, and compliance requirements.
• Effectively communicate to stakeholders and project team members to ensure proper visibility into development efforts
• Ability to respond to the customer's tickets and inquiries

About the position

Red Hat's IT Developer Enablement Applications team is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help us create, modify, and modernize applications for our internal customers. You'll be given unlimited opportunities to make an impact in a global company built on open-source values and principles.