Role: Release Engineer - Linux Migration

Location: Calgary, Canada

Job Type: Full time

Job Description:

Role Overview

Looking for a robust 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 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

2. Containerization & Orchestration

Refactor legacy container workflows from Docker to Podman

Architect and maintain Rancher-managed Kubernetes environments

Support migration to RHEL9 Universal Base Images (UBI)

3. 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

4. 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

·Strong 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

·Strong 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

·Strong hands-on engineering depth is critical

·Should have real experience in platform engineering, CI/CD, containerization, and OS modernization

·Good communication skills required due to client-facing interviews.

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