Senior Software Engineer - Ansible

Introduction

The Ansible Middleware team is seeking an Ansible Software Engineer to contribute to the integration of Red Hat Runtimes portfolio (JBoss® Enterprise Application Platform, Quarkus, Red Hat Single Sign-On, Red Hat JBoss Web Server, Red Hat Data Grid,...) with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

In this role, you will help design and build solutions for customers to automate their runtime deployment and management with Ansible, including installation and configuration, security and compliance and application management. Communicating with other branches of Red Hat, including support, core developer of both middleware runtimes and Ansible along with product engineers is essential for the task at hand.

You will also be contributing your solutions to our Open Source projects such as WildFly, Infinispan but also Ansible and its ecosystems.

Come prepared to be proactive, self-motivated, and work in a collaborative, distributed environment.

Your role and responsibilities

• Work in multiple projects to achieve their integration within Ansible (custom role and collection)
  
  
  • Work with respective project teams to understand their usage and identify the use cases for Ansible
  • Develop a prototype covering their requirements
  • Develop a blueprint for Ansible extensions (aka Ansible collection)
• Contribute to projects implementing modern technologies like WildFly, Quarkus or SmallRye
• Work in a collaborative, distributed environment

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• A great experience of Ansible and Python programming
• Affinity with Java programming
• Knowledge of different Java middleware frameworks like Jakarta EE (/ Java EE) or Spring Boot is a strong plus
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• A positive attitude and desire to share ideas openly
• A passion for open-source software
• Ability to work in virtual teams

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

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ABOUT IBM

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At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Client-provided location(s): Brno, Czech Republic

Job ID: IBM-62580

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-10-03T18:48:01