About the job:

The Red Hat Performance & scale team is looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to join our team working with the Ansible Automation Platform, where we both test the performance and scale limits of the platform as well as contribute back to the software in the form of feature ideas, bug fixes, and other product changes to help our software scale to meet our customer’s use cases. 

In this role, you will work in an environment where diverse perspectives are invited, the best ideas are valued, and people feel empowered to contribute. Freedom and courage are two of our core values, which is why you’ll need to be comfortable taking risks and exploring the unknown. But being a Red Hatter isn't just about being brave, it's also about demonstrating commitment and sticking to it. 

What will you do:

Lead onboarding new deployment types of Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible lighspeed usecases to our Continuous Performance Testing framework, such as AAP on OCP and AAP’s cloud marketplace offerings.

Develop tools for generating load on applications in the Ansible Automation Platform

Collaborate with engineering and QE on tools that automate the deployment and configuration of Ansible Automation Platform

Automate collecting and analyzing monitoring data and logs and to characterize performance

Work closely with software developers to improve code base performance like algorithm redesign, reducing resource utilization, and improving latency 

Provide great visibility for all solutions by developing tools to determine performance and scale challenges and parameters for various features

Identify scale-related issues proactively and work with Application Operations and Engineering teams to discover resolutions

What will you bring:

Ability to work full-time 

A degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent experience

Experienced with UNIX or Linux operating systems (any distribution) 

Experienced with container orchestration software (such as Kubernetes or Openshift)

Experience with automation of software deployment and testing

Experienced with test data visualization and analysis

1+ years of experience writing or testing software

Coding experience in languages like C or Python 

Good written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform