US_East | Change Manager_L Job Des Plaines area,Illinois USA,IT/Tech

Position: US_East | Change Manager_L3
Release Engineer – RHEL Migration
Alpharetta, GA (Onsite – 3 days per week / F2F interview mandatory)

Role Overview
Seeking a Release Engineer / Platform Engineer to support an enterprise infrastructure modernization initiative focused on migrating environments from RHEL7 to RHEL
9. The role involves platform modernization, containerization, CI/CD automation, package engineering, and security and vulnerability remediation.

Key Responsibilities;
1. OS Migration & Package Engineering

Execute migration of applications/services from RHEL7 to RHEL9
Resolve binary compatibility and library dependency issues
Build and compile open-source packages from source code
Troubleshoot package and dependency issues
Manage lifecycle of RPM packages

2. Containerization & Orchestration

Refactor legacy container workflows from Docker to Podman
Architect and maintain Rancher-managed Kubernetes environments
Support migration to RHEL9 UBI images

3. Automation & CI/CD

Develop and maintain Jenkins pipelines using Groovy shared libraries
Build automation tools and API integrations using Python
Support scalable CI/CD pipelines

4. Security & Vulnerability Management

Review vulnerability scan reports and remediate CVEs
Ensure compliance with RHEL9 security standards and benchmarks
Maintain secure software supply chain practices

Required Skills:

Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), especially RHEL9
Linux administration and troubleshooting expertise
Python scripting/development
Groovy scripting for Jenkins
Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Rancher
Strong Jenkins CI/CD experience
Make, CMake, GCC build systems
Vulnerability remediation and security hardening
Ansible for large-scale configuration management

Important Notes:

Strong hands-on engineering experience is critical
Pure support/admin profiles will not be considered
Candidate must have real platform engineering, CI/CD, containerization, and OS modernization experience
Strong communication skills required for client-facing interviews
In-person interview at client location is mandatory after L1 selection

"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran”