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Analyze Konflux user performance requirements and identify gaps in the current performance testing approach (covering areas like smoke, load, stress, scalability, endurance, resilience, network, crossarchitecture, and component-level testing).\nWhat You Will Do:\nAssess the importance and ROI of different performance testing strategies and tools (e.g., k6, Locust, chaos engineering frameworks) for the Konflux ecosystem. \nDrive the definition of performance baselines, Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for Konflux, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure they meet business needs. \nWork closely with Konflux engineering, QE, SRE, and product management teams to embed performance considerations throughout the development lifecycle and gain buy-in for strategic initiatives. \nDefine requirements for effective performance monitoring, observability (metrics, tracing, logging using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, etc.), and automated alerting to detect regressions and anomalies. \nProactively analyze potential performance bottlenecks across the Konflux stack (including dependencies like etcd, networking, storage) and recommend optimization strategies. \nTranslate strategic goals and identified gaps into actionable tasks (e.g., Jira epics/stories) and work with teams on prioritization for capacity planning, cost optimization, and testing implementation. \nClearly articulate performance findings, strategy documents, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nWhat You Will Bring:\nBachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or related field and ten (10) years of experience in the job offered or related role.\nMust have ten (10) years of experience with: Linux operating systems; and Linux Kernel and device drivers. \nMust have five (5) years of experience with: test data visualization, analysis, and identifying performance bottlenecks; observability stacks, including Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, ELK, or Splunk; and Red Hat Konflux, Tekton, or similar CI/CD and build systems. \nMust have three (3) years of experience with: container orchestration software, including Kubernetes or OpenShift; and performance testing tools, including k6, Locust, or JMeter, and/or load, stress, and endurance methodologies.\nThe salary range for this position is $159,910 - $195,680/year. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.\nPay Transparency\nRed Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.\nAbout Red Hat\nRed Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterpriseopen source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.\nInclusion at Red Hat\nRed Hat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. 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