Key skills
AnsibleCloudDockerKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonShell ScriptingSparkTerraformVaultGoShellAIREST APISource ControlAgileMentoringCommunicationProblem Solving
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex, production-grade software solutions deployed at scale for the Ansible Automation Platform ecosystem.
- Mentor and coach other engineers on best practices, code quality, and system design, fostering a culture of quality within the team.
- Own and deliver features with clear business impact, ensuring high quality and value to the end user.
- Lead efforts to drive and maintain the Red Hat Automation Platform in sustaining its de-facto industry standard automation platform reference.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems in the network and infrastructure space, utilizing your depth of knowledge in the Ansible Automation Platform and its components.
- Collaborate with and act as a project reviewer or maintainer for other engineers and architects, driving the creation and refinement of complex software design proposals and contributing to testing frameworks.
- Support and implement the adoption of new tools and technical practices within the team to advance engineering efficiency and quality.
Requirements
- Passion for automation and an excitement to automate all the things
- Deep expertise in Linux, system administration, shell scripting, and source control fundamentals.
- Extensive professional experience with Python or Go, including designing maintainable, well-tested code
- Experience with Hashicorp Terraform and Hashicorp Vault, including the use of Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Vault for secrets management
- Demonstrated experience leading software development within a platform ecosystem, including making architectural decisions that affect multiple components
- Ability to independently scope and decompose ambiguous problems into well-defined deliverables
- Strong proficiency in Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Cloud providers, and REST API principles.
- Deep understanding of infrastructure systems and networks, including familiarity with multiple customer deployment models
- Customer empathy with a clear understanding of how automation of repetitive tasks provides business value
- Demonstrated adoption of AI methodologies and tools to enhance efficiency, elevate code quality, guide problem solving and spark innovation
- Proven experience in establishing standards and best practices in a team through expertise and influence
- Successful experience in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical feedback
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Experience integrating with third-party providers, leveraging APIs and implementation of abstraction layers is considered a plus
- Experience with Terraform provider development is considered a plus
- Experience with public Cloud providers is considered a plus
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and/or Red Hat OpenShift, including administration and management is considered a plus
- Familiarity with Ansible and its ecosystem catalog is considered a plus
- Experience with open-source project contributions is considered a plus
- Previous experience with Agile Software Development from story discovery through to implementation, testing, and deployment is considered a plus
- Experience integrating AI-assisted development practices, such as AI-driven requirements, code generation, review, and testing, into team workflows and standards is considered a plus
Tech Stack
- Ansible
- Cloud
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Linux
- OpenShift
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Spark
- Terraform
- Vault
- Go
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!