Red Hat is looking for a dedicated and experienced Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Quality Engineering team, focusing on Linux-based edge computing solutions. In this role, you will be integral in validating that our systems meet industry standards, with a specific focus on Margo and VPAC/E4S compliance. You will work closely with software engineering, contributing to upstream patch development and ensuring that our Linux patches are thoroughly tested, stable, and aligned with industry requirements. Your expertise will play a vital role in shaping the future of Linux on Edge for enterprise environments.

The position is allocated to our critical global engineering offices - Brno, Czech Republic or Waterford Office, Ireland

What you will do

• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand and verify requirements associated with Margo and VPAC/E4S industry standards.
• Actively participate in standards meetings as a quality assurance representative, bringing back insights to refine testing strategies and ensuring alignment with evolving specifications.
• Develop, document, and execute detailed test plans for Linux patches, ensuring they meet functional, performance, and stability criteria for edge computing.
• Work closely with engineering to create automated and manual testing strategies that validate key functionalities, address potential edge cases, and ensure overall system robustness.
• Partner with the development team to test backported Linux patches on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and other enterprise distributions, ensuring reliability and stability.
• Maintain awareness of RHEL updates and releases, continuously refining test coverage to support the latest enterprise requirements.
• Identify, document, and track bugs and performance issues, collaborating closely with engineers to analyze and resolve these issues.
• Leverage debugging tools and root-cause analysis to drive issue resolution, ensuring that patches are fully validated before deployment.
• Contribute to the development of QA methodologies and best practices that improve testing effectiveness, coverage, and efficiency.
• Lead knowledge-sharing sessions to advance QA skills and practices within the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

What you will bring

• Intensive experience in quality assurance, with a focus on Linux-based systems and/or edge computing solutions.
• Programing skills in C language
• Proven experience with Linux QA processes, tools, and methodologies, especially in enterprise environments like RHEL
• Previous involvement in compliance testing for industry standards or participation in standards bodies is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems, testing frameworks, and automation tools
• Familiarity with upstream patch testing, kernel patch validation, and backport testing methodologies
• Experience with testing, automation, scripting (Python, Bash, or similar), and debugging tools for root-cause analysis
• Solid understanding of edge computing architectures, networking, and related performance considerations is a big plus

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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