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 :
OS Migration & Package Engineering
Execute migration of applications/services from RHEL7 to RHEL9
Resolve binary compatibility and library dependency issues
Build and compile open-source packages from source code
Troubleshoot package and dependency-related issues
Manage lifecycle of RPM packages
Containerization & Orchestration
Refactor legacy container workflows from Docker to Podman
Architect and maintain Rancher-managed Kubernetes settings
Support migration to RHEL9 Universal Base Images (UBI)
Automation & CI/CD




Develop and maintain Jenkins pipelines using Groovy shared libraries
Build automation tools and API integrations using Python
Support scalable code-based CI/CD pipelines
Vulnerability & Security Management
Review vulnerability scan reports and remediate identified CVEs
Ensure compliance with RHEL9 security standards and benchmarks
Maintain secure software supply chain practices

Required Technical Skills:
Robust hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), especially RHEL9
Linux administration and troubleshooting expertise
Python development/scripting experience
Groovy scripting for Jenkins DSL
Experience with Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Rancher
Solid Jenkins CI/CD experience
Experience with Make, CMake, GCC build systems
Vulnerability remediation and security hardening experience
Experience with Ansible for large-scale OS configuration

Significant Notes:
Strong hands-on engineering depth is critical
Please avoid purely support/admin profiles
Candidates should have real experience in platform engineering, CI/CD, containerization, and OS modernization
Valuable communication skills are required due to client-facing interviews

📌 Release Engineer Calgary
🏢 Lorven technologies
📍 Calgary