Red Hat · 2 weeks ago
Site Reliability Engineer
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$95K/yr - $151K/yrRed Hat is looking for a Platform Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will help architect, implement, improve, and support the OpenShift-based platform for Red Hat’s multi-tenant SaaS and Managed-service offerings, focusing on reliability, scalability, and security.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechLinuxOpen SourceOperating SystemsSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, write, and maintain software (primarily in Python and Golang) that automates the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of Red Hat managed services
Onboarding of new services onto our OpenShift-based platform
Adhering to cloud-native design principles & best practices to ensure reliability, scalability, and security
Contribute to documents, like standard operating procedures (SOPs) and playbooks, that assist in issue resolution and new-service onboarding
Proactively utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) for code generation, auto-completion, and intelligent suggestions to accelerate development cycles and enhance code quality
Participate in an Agile Scrum team that scopes, prioritizes, and allocates work items
Participate in an on-call rotation that is responsible for responding to service incidents
Qualification
Required
Background writing object-oriented automation software in Python, experience with Golang is only plus
Background administering production cloud-native services, preferably containerized and deployed via a container-orchestration system like Kubernetes or OpenShift
Experience diagnosing service failures and carrying out incident response procedures
Familiarity with Linux operating system and its configuration
Ability to effectively work in a globally distributed team
Understanding of computer networking and protocols, including TCP/IP and DNS
Preferred
Understanding of computer security and cryptography basics, including certificates, TLS, and credential-storage systems like Vault is a plus
Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline concepts and systems, like Jenkins and Tekton/Argo is a plus
Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana, and how to define metrics that can be used to measure service health and reliability is a plus
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!
Company
Red Hat
Red Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software solutions. It is a sub-organization of IBM.
Founded in 1993
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown2018-10-28Acquired
1999-08-20IPO
1999-03-09Corporate Round
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Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Global Engineering
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Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
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