Senior Software Engineer - OpenStack Infrastructure (Ireland)

The Red Hat OpenStack Platform team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our OpenStack Engineering Group. In this role, you will be part of a team that will help us develop and maintain the upstream continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) infrastructure for the Red Hat OpenStack Platform as well as contribute to the development of our offerings. You'll have the opportunity to work with offerings like Red Hat OpenStack Platform, Red Hat OpenShift, Ansible by Red Hat and to collaborate with some of the brightest engineers in the open source industry. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have a particular focus on the Red Hat OpenStack Platform and Opendev integration testing and related CI/CD infrastructure. You'll need to have software development experience, virtualization experience, solid debugging skills, and a quality-oriented mindset.

What you will do

• Help design, enhance, and maintain the upstream CI and continuous delivery (CD) toolset with a focus on OpenDev Infra, RDO, OpenStack Operators and Zuul CI projects
• Work closely with the OpenStack engineering team
• Debug and isolate faults in our offerings in complex integration environments
• Analyze metrics and data to refine and improve the CI and CD processes
• Assist with building out and maintaining the infrastructure for scaling OpenStack CI

What you will bring

• Development and scripting abilities in Python, Bash, etc.
• Experience with source code control tools like Git (GitHub/Gerrit)
• Good system understanding and troubleshooting capabilities
• Written and verbal communication skills, fluent English language skills
• Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of current Cl tools and technologies and to quickly learn and use new tools and technologies
• Understanding of container and micro services technology, hands on experience with Openshift and Kubernetes is a big plus
• Familiarity with build tools and Cl systems like Zuul CI or Jenkins is a big plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly distributed and multi-cultural environment, both independently and as a part of a self-organizing team

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