Software Maintenance Engineer - RHEL System Management (Waterford Office, Ireland)

Red Hat is seeking a skilled Linux maintenance engineer to join our support organization. Come join one of the fastest growing enterprise software and services companies and the leader of open source software. This opportunity is a tremendous chance to become part of a fast-paced, leading edge company that is changing the way software is developed, sold and supported.

Red Hat's Global Support Services organization is dedicated to resolving the issues of our enterprise customers quickly and effectively. The Global Support Engineering Group provides high-level technical support and sustaining engineering services designed to maximize up-time and reduce IT costs.

Our Software Maintenance Engineers maintain close working relationships with our customer's top developers and architects and assist our front-line support engineers with the most complex and challenging issues. Daily contact with our R&D team allows one to regularly work alongside some of the best open source developers on the planet.

The Software Maintenance Engineer is responsible for working with minimal supervision to prioritize assigned work and resolve routine to semi-routine issues with limited complexity. This role exercises judgment to support software maintenance efforts and collaborates with global teams to ensure consistent software updates and patches. The role supports critical software maintenance tasks while developing proficiency in troubleshooting and debugging.

What you will do

• Provide technical support to Red Hat enterprise customers.
• Work with Red Hat enterprise customers across the globe that may require one to work on weekends periodically.
• Diagnose and resolve complex customer issues involving Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Satellite, and other system management products.
• Use available tools to investigate and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Record customer interactions to include investigation, troubleshooting, & the resolution of issues.
• Work closely with Red Hat's production support engineers, technical account managers and development engineering.
• Exercise sensible judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Manage workload to ensure that all customer issues are handled and driven to resolution in a timely fashion.
• Analyze upstream development against current customer reported product defects and develop patches to resolve issues.
• Assist in the development of comprehensive and reusable self-service solutions for future incidents.
• Share and improve knowledge content for product technologies.
• Understand, develop, promote good practices for long-term solutions.
  
  

What you will bring

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role within an enterprise environment—such as support, sustaining engineering, or equivalent—with a proven track record of solving complex problems efficiently.
• Strong troubleshooting mindset, analytical thinking, and the ability to work independently while managing time and priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
• Solid understanding of system management concepts, including Linux system administration, mass installation, upgrades, configuration management, patch management, and ongoing maintenance.
• Proficiency in reading and writing code in at least one programming language, preferably Ruby or Python.
• Experience with configuration management and automated deployment tools, preferably Ansible, Foreman, Katello, or Puppet.
• Good understanding of high-level web application concepts and architecture, and knowledge of major frameworks.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git, and platforms like GitHub or GitLab.
  
  

These skills are considered as a plus

• Contributions to open-source projects, including submitting patches for upstream inclusion.
• Any personal open-source project.
• Understanding of REST principles and experience in building RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with setting up and maintaining databases, particularly PostgreSQL.
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization or VMware.
  
  

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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