Build Service Release Engineer (Flexible location)

Build Service Release Engineer (Flexible location)

Job Description:

Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.

Responsibilities:

• Develops organization-wide architectures and methodologies for software systems design and development across multiple platforms and organizations within the Global Business Unit.

• Identifies and evaluates new technologies, innovations, and outsourced development partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value; creates plans for integration and update into architecture.

• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.

• Leverages recognized domain expertise, business acumen, and experience to influence decisions of executive business leadership, outsourced development partners, and industry standards groups.

• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members to set an example of software systems design and development innovation and excellence.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent training on-the-job.

• Preferably 10+ years experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience designing and developing software systems design, tools and languages.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in overall architecture of software systems for products and solutions.

• Designing and integrating software systems running on multiple platform types into overall architecture.

• Evaluating and selecting forms and processes for software systems testing and methodology, including writing and execution of test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools.

• History of innovation with multiple patents or deployed solutions in the field of software design.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.

• Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at business unit and executive levels.

• Experience in package building environments of multiple distributions (examples like RH koji or Debian builder), awareness of the competition

• Packaging experience in multiple programming languages (optionally also with cross distro flavors) like Java/Maven, Python, Rust

Job:

Engineering

SUSE, the world’s largest independent open source software company, powers digital transformation with true open source technologies for the enterprise that simplify, modernize and accelerate traditional, cloud and edge solutions. SUSE collaborates with partners, communities and customers to deliver and support solutions that enable mission-critical business outcomes. SUSE’s container and cloud platforms, software-defined infrastructure, and artificial intelligence and edge computing solutions allow customers to create, deploy and manage workloads anywhere – on premises, hybrid and multi-cloud. For more information, visit www.suse.com.