Software Engineer

Red Hat • Raleigh, NC

15d • Remote

About The Position

The Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Engineering team seeks a 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 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.

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.

Nice To Haves

• 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)

Responsibilities

• 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

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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed