Senior Software Engineer - Cryptography

About The Job The Security Technologies crypto team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who is a technical leader, creative and committed to delivering quality software. Our team is focused on cryptographic back-end components such as OpenSSL, GnuTLS and Network Security Services as well as cryptographic protocols like TLS, SSH and IPSEC. As a Senior Software Engineer, your main focus will be on designing, developing, testing and collaborating with other contributors over the world to bring features on existing components. This is an ideal position for engineers interested in contributing to open source projects, and developing cryptographic software to be used by millions of users and applications. This position is intended to be specially focused on the area around Smart Cards and their integration in the operating system. Smart cards are personal hardware (physical) cryptographic modules for storing cryptographic keys and for handling operations using them securely. As a Senior Software Engineer, your main focus will be on assisting the design, development, testing to bring features on existing smart card drivers in OpenSC project as well as implementing and testing future generations of Post Quantum Cryptography capable Smart Cards. What you will do Lead the design and development of software solutions for a Smart Cards subsystem, own the quality of their code and contribute to testing frameworks.Participate in the whole development cycle from requirements gathering, scoping, source code development to testing and verificationDesign and implement new features in cryptographic back-endsImprove and simplify crypto libraries API to reduce misuseActively contribute to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux developmentCommunicate and collaborate with developers and teams inside and outside Red HatInfluence the technical direction of their team and adjacent teams by building consensus in broader discussions with internal customers or through active participation in external communitiesMentor and coach other engineers, share expertise by producing comprehensive design documents, writing blog posts, and mentoring others on documentation and communication best practices What you will have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a primary focus on cryptographyC / Rust programming experience; professional or academic experience is requiredKnowledge of Linux operating system and its development tools; any distribution is OKAcademic or engineering background in security engineering or cryptographyFamiliarity with TLS/SSL, IPSec/IKE or SSH protocol.Knowledge of PKCS#11 or PKIX technologiesFamiliarity with the use of crypto libraries like OpenSSL, GnuTLS or NSSKnowledge and proven experience in crypto algorithm or protocol implementations The Following Will Be Considered a Plus Demonstrated ability to join open source projects and contributeKnowledge of PythonExperience and passion in regards the AI-assisted development Red Hat will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship. The salary range for this position is $118,600.00 - $195,680.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications. Pay Transparency Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. 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