Lead the design and development of high-quality PKI solutions, own the quality of their code and contribute to testing frameworks.
Participate in the whole development cycle from requirements gathering, scoping, source code development to testing and verification
Practice defensive programming to deliver stable and high-quality software for Red Hat customers and upstream communities.
Communicate and collaborate with developers and teams inside and outside Red Hat
Influence the technical direction of their team and adjacent teams by building consensus in broader discussions with internal customers or through active participation in external communities
Mentor and coach other engineers, share expertise by producing comprehensive design documents, writing blog posts, and mentoring others on documentation and communication best practices
Requirements
Java / Rust programming experience; professional or academic experience is required
Knowledge of Linux operating system and its development tools; any distribution is OK
Experience with PKI, cryptography, and general system and software security technologies
Experience using AI agents to accelerate development efforts.
Good written and verbal communication in English.
The following will be considered a plus
Experience with an autonomous agentic software defined lifecycle
Experience with Agile development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, JIRA)
Experience with Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages
Experience with software testing, CI/CD, and related frameworks
Experience with package maintenance on Fedora/RHEL
Experience with hybrid cloud systems or frameworks (e.g., OpenShift, AWS, Microsoft Azure)
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Red Hat will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
The salary range for this position is $118,600.00 - $195,680.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
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Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverageFlexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent careHealth Savings Account - high deductible medical planRetirement 401(k) with employer matchPaid time off and holidaysPaid parental leave plans for all new parentsLeave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leaveAdditional 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.Inclusion at Red HatHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)Paid time offRemote work optionsFlexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonusParental leave
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Job Summary
The Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Engineering team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to help us deliver on the next generation of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) product functionalities within Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and the Red Hat Certificate System as well as contributing to open-source projects like Dogtag PKI. As a Senior Software Engineer, your main focus will be on designing, developing, testing and collaborating with other contributors over the world to bring features on existing components or bootstrap new ones. This is an ideal position for engineers interested in contributing to open source projects, and services for enterprise & public sector critical infrastructure.
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