Associate Software Engineer — Konflux Release Engineering (Waterford office, Ireland)

Job Summary

Red Hat Global Engineering is looking for an Associate Software Engineer who is curious about how software is built, tested, and delivered, and who looks for ways to make those processes better. As part of the Konflux Release Engineering team, you’ll help develop, and improve the automation and tooling that supports secure, reliable delivery of containerized software through Konflux.

You’ll write code, investigate how systems work, and build automated solutions for release workflows and real-world use cases. You’ll work with experienced engineers and collaborate with development, QE, SRE, and product teams to identify issues and help deliver improvements.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Develop new capabilities in release pipelines, including release configuration, metadata, and policy workflows.
• Contribute to automation and tooling for deploying environments, automating pipelines, and reporting results.
• Help improve the automation and configuration that supports the secure, reliable delivery of container images and software content.
• Investigate, reproduce, and document bugs clearly, working with others to identify their causes and solutions.
• Provide timely, clear status updates on release work.
• Work in a fast-paced, Agile environment and collaborate with teams across Red Hat.

Required Skills

• Experience with Python.
• Experience with Linux or UNIX systems.
• Experience with Git or other source control technologies.
• Interest automation and investigating how software works internally.
• Ability to coordinate with others and help solve challenging problems.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced project environment.

The Following Is Considered a Plus

• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Familiarity with Konflux or CI/CD and test pipeline tools such as Tekton, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Understanding of container image release workflows, artifact promotion, or software supply-chain security.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Experience using or contributing to open source projects.

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