Job Summary:

The Red Hat Emerging Technologies team within the Office of the CTO is looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer for security and AI safety related innovation. In this role, you will be involved in the research and productization of new security and AI safety related technologies that will ultimately become part of Red Hat's overall solution portfolio.

You will be responsible for planning, design and prototyping of security projects, working with a variety of stakeholders in open source communities around the world as well as within Red Hat itself.

What you will do:

Collaborate cross-functionally to define and document Red Hat's long-term security technology strategy, which is informed by customers and partners and includes a gap analysis at a level of specificity on which solutions and services engineering and operations can take clear actions

Promote alignment on the security technology strategy through working with product management and product engineering to iterate on alignment and promote gaps identified to a close, participating in specific upstream projects and affecting their outcomes, working cross-collaboratively with other engineering organizations and meeting with partners to gather feedback and identify actions that help promote closure

Advance, refine and inform the security technology strategy by incubating engineering projects 

Work to increase external visibility of the portfolio view for Red Hat Security by meeting with customers, partners, press and analysts; speak at conferences and seminars, producing and publicizing collateral

Identify upstream communities germane to the success of the Red Hat Security strategy to ensure they have appropriate vitality and level of participation

Work with our engineering, legal, security, communications, product, and recruiting teams to turn security related contributions into powerful stories that demonstrate the strength of open source

Cultivate our open source presence and reputation in security-related open source organizations, standards bodies and more

What you will bring:

Extensive experience in enterprise software development with complex system requirements

Leadership experience with globally distributed engineering teams and projects

Experience with security-related engineering and design

Familiarity with tools like OPA Integration with Tekton, Kafka, ArgoCD, and Multi-Cluster, Trusted Execution Environments (Enarx), DevSecOps, and open source secure supply chain

Experience with containers, distributed systems and Kubernetes

Familiarity with open source communities and open source development

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to directly interact with customers and community members

The following are considered a plus:

Experience contributing to the Kubernetes project

Experience contributing to projects in Cloud Native Ecosystem

Experience using Red Hat OpenShift

Relationships in prominent open source communities are a plus

Understanding of post-quantum security

Strong understanding of security implications in nascent fields such as AI / LLMs

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The salary range for this position is $189,600.00 - $312,730.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

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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.

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! 

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States. 

Inclusion at Red Hat
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