Linux Engineering Manager

CIQ OVERVIEW

CIQ believes in helping people do great things. We do this by building strong communities for open-source software, innovating software infrastructure, and building the next generation of performance computing. Our software stack consists of Rocky Linux the CentOS replacement, Apptainer the container solution of choice for HPC, Warewulf a provisioning and cluster management solution, and Fuzzball our next-generation performance computing platform that is a multi-cloud, multi-site, multi-cluster, and multi-node.

If you are interested in an environment built on ownership, diversity of thought, and pushing the limits of what is possible, then we would be interested in you.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Linux Software Engineering Manager, you will plan, initiate, and manage projects and leverage the team’s abilities to their fullest potential. You will lead a team of engineers and serve as a liaison between the business and technical aspects of projects. You use creative problem-solving to help the team come up with innovative solutions. You will demonstrate technical leadership with an understanding of building Linux images, writing/maintaining RMP spec files, by improving approaches to detecting vulnerabilities in RPM packages, and by implementing fixes across packages. You will also demonstrate an understanding of the tooling to support RPM-based Linux distributions. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the team's growth by providing mentorship and facilitating performance management.

• Participating in the recruiting and hiring process.

• Guiding the team through complex problems and eliminating blockers.

• Managing the software development lifecycle and tracking the milestones and deliverables.

• Identifying and working to improve processes.

• Researching current vulnerabilities in RPM packages and implementing fixes across multiple variants of the package.

• Assessing inefficiencies in the vulnerability remediation process for discussion.

• Submitting project deliverables and ensuring adherence to quality standards.

• Identifying inefficiencies or bottlenecks and taking steps to reduce or eliminate them.

• Collaborating with stakeholders across the company to understand needs, priorities, and requirements, ensuring the solutions developed are designed to meet those needs.

• Ensuring effective support for on-call or escalated issues and that customer SLAs are met.

• Staying up to date on industry trends and technologies and implementing them into processes when appropriate.

NEEDED TO SUCCEED

Successful candidates will demonstrate CIQ’s core values and improve the Engineering and company culture. You will have an understanding of Linux and Cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with programming languages and other tools/technologies within engineering. The ability to pivot to new challenges in a fast-paced startup environment. Strong problem-solving skills and an eagerness to learn. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills. The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote team environment. A friendly, collaborative, humble, honest, and always striving to be better attitude.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is required. Proven work experience in technical roles such as software engineering and technical management. Experience working cross-functionally across an organization. A background in software, technology, SaaS, or a related field. Experience with the open-source community is preferred.