hi Fedora Developers Have you ever thought of making your passion your day job? The Red Hat 3rd level Support Engineering Group - is always looking for talented engineers in almost all corners of the world! If you're interested, go to http://www.redhat.com/about/careers/ and search for 3rd/third level Support Engineering. Apply directly to the website, even if the location is not your current home country. Also feel free to email me directly if you have any question about this position. marco bill-peter Senior Director Support Engineering Group Red Hat mbp at redhat dot com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following is a small abstract of the role of our engineers. 3rd level Support Engineer Summary Resolves complex customer problems on the Linux packages, or other complex RH products like GFS, RHCS. This Support Engineer will work closely with RedHat’s front line support engineers, the RH development engineering and the upstream communities. The engineer analyzes upstream development against current customer reported defects (bugs) and develops patches or workaround to resolve the issues. * Develops and recommends corrective workarounds. * Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and company policies and procedures; resolves a wide range of issues in imaginative as well as practical ways. * Demonstrates considerable judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. * Interacts with senior internal and external personnel (upstream community). * Works independently on tasks with minimal guidance on complex issues. Job Requirements * 5 years related experience * Excellent understanding of Linux components, or/and kernel, virtual memory, networking concepts and protocols. * Upstream Linux and Fedora Project or Kernel engagement a plus * Familiar with other operating systems including Solaris, AIX, Tru64 and Microsoft Windows Server desirable * Good understanding of hardware and computer architecture * Development level experience with C, be comfortable to write kernel patches * Experience writing scripts using BASH or Python, Perl to troubleshoot and correct Linux issues.