Software Engineer - Cloud Governance
Skills & Stack
About the Role
As a Software Engineer on the Cloud Governance team, youll build systems that enable 5,000+ Red Hat engineers to securely deploy across public clouds. This role combines policy engineering with platform development, creating guardrails for OpenShift clusters while maintaining developer velocity. Key projects include: developing policy-as-code frameworks with OPA/Gatekeeper, building multi-cloud cost optimization tools, and implementing GitOps workflows with ArgoCD. Youll contribute upstream to Kubernetes governance projects while solving unique challenges at Red Hats scale (managing 100K+ cloud resources). The position offers deep exposure to cloud security best practices, mentorship from principal engineers, and opportunities to present at KubeCon. Successful candidates will develop expertise in cloud financial operations while advancing Red Hats open governance initiatives.
About Red Hat
Red Hat (an IBM subsidiary) is the worlds leading provider of open source solutions, serving 90% of Fortune 500 companies with enterprise Linux, Kubernetes, and hybrid cloud technologies. Acquired by IBM for $34 billion in 2019, Red Hat maintains its innovative culture while offering enterprise stability. The companys OpenShift platform manages over 10 million containers across global deployments, with contributions to 500+ open source projects including the Linux kernel. Red Hat engineers enjoy unique opportunities to shape industry standards while solving complex infrastructure challenges at petabyte scale.
What You'll Do
- 1Develop policy enforcement frameworks
- 2Build multi-cloud cost management tools
- 3Implement secure CI/CD pipelines
- 4Automate compliance checks
- 5Optimize OpenShift cluster configurations
- 6Troubleshoot cross-cloud networking
- 7Contribute to upstream Kubernetes projects
- 8Document governance patterns
- 9Mentor junior engineers
- 10Participate in architecture reviews
- 11Monitor system health with Prometheus
- 12Implement GitOps workflows
- 13Develop internal developer platforms
- 14Present at internal tech talks
- 15Rotational on-call duties
What We're Looking For
- Bachelors in CS or 5+ years experience
- 3+ years Kubernetes/OpenShift
- 2+ years cloud infrastructure
- Proficiency in Python/Go
- Experience with policy engines
- Knowledge of cloud security
- Understanding of FinOps principles
- Contributions to OSS projects
- Bonus: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
- Bonus: Cloud provider certifications
- Bonus: Security compliance experience
- Bonus: Public speaking experience
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