Senior Software Engineer, DevOps

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We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the modernization of our core operating system build and delivery infrastructure. This role focuses on the strategic migration of mission‑critical legacy product pipelines to a unified, next‑generation engineering platform. You will act as a vital bridge between established build practices and modern, automated workflows, ensuring seamless release continuity for our long‑term support products.

As a senior leader in this space, your expertise in re‑architecting complex delivery pipelines will be instrumental in enhancing engineering efficiency, security, and velocity across our Sustaining Engineering organization.

• 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

• 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/Open Shift)
• Good knowledge of Linux, especially Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Fedora
• Good understanding of Tekton and/or Konflux
• Experience with Linux RPM build and packaging is a plus
• Experience with koji or copr build systems is a plus

The salary range for this position is $ – $. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

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