Senior Software Engineer - Build and Release for OpenShift Virtualization

About the job:Red Hat Engineering is looking for a Software Engineer to join the KubeVirt project.In this role, you will lead a continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) team that provides services for Openshift Virtualization. You'll interact with other CI and CD, development, and quality assurance (QA) teams You will work with the latest products like Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Trusted Application Pipeline, which are based on latest community technologies like Kubernetes and Tekton and proven technologies like Prow, Jenkins, Python and Golang.As a part of a geographically distributed team, you will collaborate with multiple Red Hat engineering teams around the globe.You will improve the already existing release automation to increase the release velocity.Self-motivation, curiosity, passion for problem-solving, Linux technologies, and Open Source are highly valued skills and experience for this position.What you will do:Work with various CI and continuous delivery (CD) tools and assist with offerings like Jenkins, Red Hat OpenShift, and containersActively participate in the release orchestration for containers, including in the community, infrastructure, and supportProvide support for CI and CD for OpenShift VirtualizationWrite Groovy, Python, and Shell scripts to automate and integrate with other projects and automate existing manual flowsImprove operations by conducting system analysis; recommend changes in policies and proceduresImprove current solutions and workflowsWhat you will bring:Motivated and enthusiastic to learn new technologiesSolid analytical and programming skills, expertise in software development using one or more programming languages, especially PythonUnderstanding and working according to CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) principlesFamiliarity with container-related technologiesProven record of Linux command line experienceGood written and verbal communication skills in EnglishThe following are considered a plus:Familiarity with kubernetes and the programming language goOpen source development experienceKnowledge of automation practices and principles#LI-OA1