About the job
The Red Hat Ansible Engineering team is looking for a motivated Software Quality Engineer to join us. In this role, you will work as part of a group of highly talented engineers who are on a mission to grow the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform offering into different cloud providers. You will work closely with other Ansible Engineering teams for testing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform managed services for our customers. You will automate tasks, get deep into source code and systems for performing root cause analyses of issues. You will also advocate for high standards of software engineering. You'll need to have the ability to think creatively and adapt to rapid change, as well as the willingness to learn new things. You should have have solid software automation background and br comfortable with testing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.
We provide an enjoyable and engaging work environment, with an opportunity for you to collaborate with dynamic and diverse agile teams, working around the world to create value for our customers and partners in an open source way. As a Software Quality Engineer, you will become a part of Red Hat's culture that makes us unique in the industry and you'll work with communities passionate about open source software. The Red Hat office in Durham, NC is the preferred work location, but well-qualified home-based engineering will also be considered.
What you will do

• Perform design reviews and automated testing for major features of and bug fixes for our offerings
• Create test plans, research new features, develop automated tests, and maintain test frameworks
• Work with software engineers to identify test strategies, build continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) pipelines, and continuous improvement plans for managed application delivery on the public cloud
• Develop technical initiatives that will grow, improve, and scale our existing processes, as well as help us identify what we should be doing next
• Work with customers to understand their issues

What you will bring

• Passionate about shipping offerings that people love
• Passionate about making complicated things simple
• Enjoying working in an open organization where everyone's contributions are valued
• Comfortable with Python
• Experience with Git
• Solid background in Linux
• Ability to work comfortably and efficiently remotely
• Willingness to work in a rapidly adaptive environment and adjust to the new product requirements based on customer feedback
• Understanding that roles are flexible; willingness to take on new opportunities as we grow

The following are considered a plus:

• Experience with the agile methodology
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Azure Resource Manager Templates
• Knowledge of CI and CD and Jenkins
• Experience with JavaScript, Golang, or other coding languages
• Open source contributions
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and Red Hat OpenShift
• Knowledge of the web, HTTP, and the automated testing space
• Industry experience

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.