RHEL Kernel Sustaining Intern - Hybrid, Flexible Hours

Red Hat, Inc.; Waterford; Hybrid; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat Sustaining Engineering internship in Waterford, Ireland, invites a motivated intern to work on RHEL kernel fixes in stable streams within a hybrid schedule at the Waterford office. The paid, full-time role starts January 2027 and runs through August 2027, offering exposure to backporting, testing, and release processes.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, improve enterprise-quality fixes, and learn the Linux project lifecycle while practicing secure coding standards in an

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a university program in the Republic of Ireland for the full duration of the internship.
• English language proficiency, written and spoken.
• Interest in open-source software and development.
• Basic knowledge of Linux and C or C++.
• Familiarity with Bash or Python scripting.
• Understanding of Git (cherry-picking, merging, rebasing).
• Ability to collaborate within a global team.
• Interest in learning new technologies and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Work on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security vulnerabilities and bugs and be responsible for the updates in the stable streams.
• Backport selected security and other bug fixes into the stable release streams and help with tracking of upstream patches for backport.
• Configure or backport tests, set up test environment, run tests and verify fixes.
• Help with the development of the tests and test framework.
• Help with development and integration efforts of the test environment.
• Troubleshoot any potential issues, and collaborate with the engineering team on resolving them.
• Collaborate with various teams (product engineering, quality engineering, program management, release engineering, product security) to deliver updates in a timely manner and with appropriate quality.
• Possibility to participate in several internal and cross-functional projects for automation, integration and efficiency

Skills

C/C++

Git

Bash/Python scripting

Linux basics

Open source enthusiasm

English communication

Team collaboration

Education

University enrollment in ROI

Tools

Git

Job description

Red Hat Sustaining Engineering internship in Waterford, Ireland, invites a motivated intern to work on RHEL kernel fixes in stable streams within a hybrid schedule at the Waterford office. The paid, full-time role starts January 2027 and runs through August 2027, offering exposure to backporting, testing, and release processes.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, improve enterprise-quality fixes, and learn the Linux project lifecycle while practicing secure coding standards in an