Red Hat

The Container Tools organization, part of RHEL Engineering, is looking for individuals with a passion for Open Source, automation and helping grow the impact of Red Hat’s Container Tool offerings for our customers and the community. In the position of Senior Software Quality Engineer you will work on a variety of the key projects within the Container Tools team, where we focus on products such as Podman, Buildah and Skopeo. This position enables you to work on emerging technologies that will benefit our customers.

If you enjoy working in a rapidly growing, dynamic environment where each day provides interesting challenges and opportunities, this might be just the place for you. What you will bring is a desire for continuous improvement of testing methodologies and infrastructure, through automation and taking innovative approaches. The testing of Container Tools is complex and involves several operating systems, you will get ample opportunities to flex your brain-cells to come up with solutions.

Also, you will enjoy open collaboration both within and outside your team, as we foster an open organization where everyone’s contributions and thoughts are valued and encouraged. You will have opportunities to engage with the upstream Open Source community.

What you will do

• Define and implement automated test strategies and the infrastructure to support them in a manner that enables all team members to contribute to releasing quality software
• Execute, monitor results and troubleshoot both automated and manual tests
• Collaborate with SW Quality team members outside the immediate team to work toward an integrated testing strategy with best possible coverage and resulting quality
• Analyze source code and work with developers to propose appropriate test approaches for all parts of our software; this includes providing feedback on how to make our code more test-friendly
• Explore novel approaches to testing containers, focusing on all aspects ranging from usability, unwanted behaviors to performance and scalability
• Develop and work on the design of test automation frameworks and tools and their integration with the development workflow
• Regular communication and feedback about progress to various project stakeholders, such as other Red Hat Engineering teams, product managers and management
• Participate in upstream Container Tool communities with a focus on learning more about the various technologies and how they might be used within our offerings

What you will bring

• Working knowledge of Linux
• Experience as a Software Quality Engineer, preferably in a project that uses Python and works with an upstream community, which includes developing test plans
• Solid experience scripting and creating automation using Python and Bash
• Basic experience with automation in GitHub/GitLab, such as GitHub actions or similar continuous integration tools
• Experience with container technologies, such as Kubernetes/OpenShift and Podman
• Work experience with DevOps methodologies, scrum and tools, such as Jira

Bonus Skills

• Experience testing with Windows and Mac OS’s
• Knowledge of AI/ML and how it might impact approaches to testing
• Automation experience using tools such as Ansible

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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