Senior Software Maintenance Engineer - Kernel (Brno, Czech Republic)
About this role
About the Role The Red Hat Sustaining Engineering (SE) team seeks a Senior Software Maintenance Engineer to lead kernel maintenance for RHEL in extended life streams. This role focuses on delivering stable RHEL kernel releases, coordinating with kernel engineering, QA, and release teams to backport fixes, address CVEs, and maintain high-quality long-term support. What You'll Do
- Contribute to the vision and innovation of new RHEL product maintenance offerings, aiming to make Red Hat a global leader in long-term product experience.
- Perform daily activities of maintenance engineering teams as a regional/global expert on RHEL product issues and ensure timely delivery of updates to maintenance streams.
- Diagnose root causes of failures and backport complex CVEs and bug fixes to stable release streams.
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