Job Summary

The RHEL Upgrades team is looking for a skilled Senior Software Quality Engineer to join our team in Brno, Czechia. In this role, you will be part of a team developing tools and solutions for automated upgrades of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system. The ideal candidate will have strong interest in product quality assurance, interest in the low-level aspects of the Linux operating system, and a passion for modernization and innovation. You will work closely with other Red Hat Linux engineering teams, open source communities, key partners, strategic customers, and product managers, while embracing Red Hat’s unique culture.

What will you do?

• Designing tests for new features and bug fixes in the RHEL in-place upgrade tooling
• Automate tests using python unittest based framework
• Execute testing of new version of the RHEL in-place upgrade tooling.
• Identify defects in product or tests based on investigation of test results
• Design improvements in test automation pipelines based on product and company needs
• Serve as a point of contact for other team members and help guide them to effectively resolve issues with testing

What you will bring?

• Experience in Quality Engineering
• Experience with Linux administration and a solid understanding of the Linux operating system
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Ansible
• Intermediate proficiency in Python programming language
• Expertise in using Git for version control
• Proactive, collaborative team player with effective problem-solving skills
• Competence in troubleshooting and debugging complex system issues
• Outstanding English communication skills, both written and verbal

Considered a plus

• Basic understanding of networking concepts and protocols
• Cloud Computing experience using at least one of the following Cloud infrastructures AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Previous code contributions to or participation in open source projects or code samples on GitHub.

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