Principal Software Maintenance Engineer (RHEL)
Red Hat.com
Remote
Tower 6, India
Full Time
About The Job:
The Red Hat Global Support Services team is looking for a highly skilled Principal Software Maintenance Engineer with excellent technical and customer service skills to join us in Pune, India. The role is focused on providing expert-level, advanced technical support for enterprise customers (online and phone) on Red Hat technologies, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), storage, and cloud solutions.Key responsibilities include in-depth investigation, reproduction, and high-level troubleshooting of complex, escalated customer issues, utilizing specialized tools and knowledge to resolve critical technical problems. A requirement to achieve Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification is essential, demonstrating proficiency in managing and troubleshooting RHEL environments.
What you will do?
- Lead the resolution of varied and non-routine complex software issues impacting product stability.
- Deliver high-tier technical solutions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, ensuring the stability and scalability of mission-critical deployments.
- Work with Red Hat Enterprise customers across the globe on 24x7 basis that requires one to work in different shifts periodically
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally with Production Support, Technical Account Managers (TAMs), and Engineering teams to align customer feedback with product roadmaps.
- Leverage Advanced Generative AI & LLMs (e.g., Google Gemini) to accelerate the support lifecycle through sophisticated prompt engineering, multi-dimensional research, and the synthesis of complex technical documentation into actionable intelligence.
- Lead efforts to improve the efficiency and quality of the software maintenance process
- Contribute to the global Red Hat Knowledge Management system while working on customer issues
- Contribute to the global initiatives within the organisation that helps us drive the better customer experience.
- Mentor junior engineers and guide new team members in executing maintenance tasks.
What you will bring?
- 8+ years of Linux experience in the enterprise sector, with excellent administration skills
- Linux operating system installation, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance experience
- Profound understanding of networking configuration (IP configuration, interface bonding, routing, firewalls, etc.)
- Strong understanding of all base packages included in the RHEL distribution
- Strong understanding of security mechanisms such as SELinux and iptables
- Strong understanding of authentication mechanisms including local files, NIS, LDAP, and Kerberos
- In Depth knowledge and experience with C programming skills along with C-based system software , and familiarity with developing and applying patches
- Ability to create and implement test plans for software maintenance.
- Experience writing scripts using Bash, Python, and/or Perl, Ruby on Rails to troubleshoot and correct Linux issues
- Excellent troubleshooting skills, and a passion for problem solving and investigation
- Ability to work with conflicting priorities, take initiative, and maintain a customer-centric focus
- Upstream involvement in open-source projects (patches submitted for upstream inclusion) a plus, but not required
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