Software Supply Chain Engineer

SUSE is one of the largest independent open source company in the world. We are growing fast, both organically and via acquisitions like Rancher Labs. And we are changing the world with open source. A trusted and secure software supply chain is essential to succeed with this mission.

We are looking for a talented engineer to join our Solution Security & Release Engineering department. You will be working on the beating heart of our secure software supply chain: the Open Build Service
(https://openbuildservice.org/), which provides a root of trust for 30.000 users building over 140.000 packages.

If you are passionate about continuous delivery, trust, security and scaling, we would love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Review software packages and product configurations from developers and release engineers
• help with 3rd party code audits on demand
• Integrate 3rd party services and tools (e.g. code security) into the Build Service
• Ensure the quality of the software that is submitted into the Build Service
• Review and improve existing tools and processes
• Improve and develop new features for the Build Service backend
• Voluntary 24/7 on-call participation

Candidate profile:

• Highly self-motivated and self-organized
• Very good understanding of the Linux operating system
• Good programming skills (e.g. R / Perl / Bash / Python) including the willingness to learn new languages
• Familiarity with software development processes
• Familiarity with software packaging
• Ideally experience with release engineering
• Working in open-source communities is a plus
• Good communication skills and a strong proficiency in English (spoken and written)

Our offer:

• You will find and can connect to highly skilled engineers at SUSE
• we provide flexible working hours, a flexible vacation policy and access to professional life & career coaching.
• We organize regular events (hackathons (Hackweeks), workshops, outdoor events, ...) to build up relationships and friendship within and across teams
• Opportunities to help sharpen your skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing open-source world
• Direct contact with representatives of free/open-source software projects worldwide
• An opportunity to spent some working time on personal learning and skill development
• We celebrate success