Release Engineer

Lorventech — Canada · Posted ~3 hours ago

Senior Onsite

Skills

Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) RHEL migration CI/CD containerization package engineering security remediation RHEL Containers

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A senior infrastructure engineering role focused on modernizing enterprise Linux platforms, improving deployment processes, resolving compatibility challenges, and supporting secure automated environments.

Highlights

Opportunity to work on large-scale platform modernization initiatives involving Linux infrastructure, automation, containerization, and security improvements.

Description

Job Title: Release Engineer – RHEL Migration / Platform Modernization Location: Calgary, AB - F2F is a must- 3 days onsite required Experience: 5 to 7 years of overall experience in Linux/Platform Engineering environments, with 5+ years of strong hands-on experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, engineering, and modernization initiatives, including exposure to RHEL 9. Role Overview: Looking for a strong Release Engineer / Platform Engineer to support an enterprise infrastructure modernization initiative focused on migrating environments from RHEL7 to RHEL9.The role involves platform modernization, containerization, CI/CD automation, package engineering, and security/vulnerability remediation. Key Responsibilities: 1. OS Migration & Package Engineering Execute migration of applications/services from RHEL7 to RHEL9Resolve binary compatibility and library dependency issuesBuild and compile open-source packages from source codeTroubleshoot package and dependency-related issuesManage lifecycle of RPM packages 2. Containerization & Orchestration Refactor legacy container workflows from Docker to PodmanArchitect and maintain Rancher-managed Kubernetes environmentsSupport migration to RHEL9 Universal Base Images (UBI) 3. Automation & CI/CD Develop and maintain Jenkins pipelines using Groovy shared librariesBuild automation tools and API integrations using PythonSupport scalable code-based CI/CD pipelines 4. Vulnerability & Security Management Review vulnerability scan reports and remediate identified CVEsEnsure compliance with RHEL9 security standards and benchmarksMaintain secure software supply chain practices Required Technical Skills: Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), especially RHEL9Linux administration and troubleshooting expertisePython development/scripting experienceGroovy scripting for Jenkins DSLExperience with Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, RancherStrong Jenkins CI/CD experienceExperience with Make, CMake, GCC build systemsVulnerability remediation and security hardening experienceExperience with Ansible for large-scale OS configuration Important Notes: Strong hands-on engineering depth is criticalPlease avoid purely support/admin profilesCandidates should have real experience in platform engineering, CI/CD, containerization, and OS modernizationGood communication skills are required due to client-facing interviews