About the job
Work in a team that combines the best of the corporate and startup world. Become a member of a global team of bright engineers who are enthusiastic about the latest technologies around cloud, containers, and microservices and want to push the quality of our offerings onwards through innovation and collaboration. The Red Hat Insights Quality Engineering (QE) team is looking for an Automation Engineer to join us. As part of a fast-paced agile team, you will be responsible for evaluating product functionality, extending our existing test automation framework, setting up various continuous integration (CI) pipelines, working on deployment automation and developing new open source tooling to verify the quality of Red Hat's solutions hosted at cloud.redhat.com. This is a very high-profile project and a unique opportunity to shape the future direction of all of Red Hat. If you want to find out what it is like to work in this team, our QE engineers will tell you in this video - https://red.ht/RHQE. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business.
What you will do

• Participate in the test and product planning processes
• Develop test cases and maintain a thorough understanding of product functionality
• Develop tooling, frameworks, and tests using Python
• Get involved in deployment, CI, and other processes
• Deliver clear status for testing areas in a timely manner
• Write clear and accurate bug reports
• Work closely with the project management (PM), user experience (UX), and developers as part of an agile team

What you will bring

• Passion for testing and examining how things work internally
• Experience managing Linux systems like system administration, troubleshooting a broken machine or container
• Active scripting and programming skills using Python, e.g., basics of object-oriented programming (OOP) and some knowledge of standard and commonly used libraries and frameworks
• Experience with Git or other source control technologies
• Experience with CI or continuous delivery (CD)
• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to work on a fast-paced project

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience developing automated tests in Python
• Familiarity with microservices architectures
• Experience with containers, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, and Kubernetes
• Experience using or participating in open source projects
• Experience performing web interface automation using Selenium
• Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining various environments
• Participation in open source or Python conferences
• Any Red Hat Certifications, especially Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)

About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.
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!

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.