Linux security and Release Management Engineer

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth deployment of Linux updates across the organization, including coordinating upgrades, security patches, and updates across systems with minimal disruption to production environments
• Develop, maintain, and enforce security standards and best practices for Linux distributions, ensuring they align with organizational policies
• Monitor, identify, and assess vulnerabilities impacting the organization’s Linux distributions
• Backport and apply security patches for vulnerabilities, ensuring compatibility with existing systems and infrastructure
• Integrate vulnerability scanning tools into the development and release workflows to catch security issues early in the development process.
• Work closely with internal teams to prioritize and remediate critical vulnerabilities while minimizing impact on operations.
• Actively engage with open-source communities (e.g., Fedora, Red Hat) to stay ahead of emerging vulnerabilities and contribute to security discussions
• Partner with upstream maintainers and developers to address vulnerabilities and bugs in open-source projects