Senior Crypto Engineer - Smart Cards & Open Source

Red River; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 119,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design and development of crypto-focused software, especially around Smart Card drivers in OpenSC, and to contribute to cryptographic back-end features and testing. You will collaborate across global teams, mentor engineers, and shape the technical direction while improving APIs and tooling.

The role emphasizes OpenSSH/TLS/IKE, OpenSSL/GnuTLS/NSS familiarity and active open-source participation, with impact across Fedora and RHEL ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a primary focus on cryptography.
• C / Rust programming experience; professional or academic experience is required
• Knowledge of Linux operating system and its development tools; any distribution is OK
• Academic or engineering background in security engineering or cryptography
• Familiarity with TLS/SSL, IPSec/IKE or SSH protocol.
• Knowledge of PKCS#11 or PKIX technologies
• Familiarity with the use of crypto libraries like OpenSSL, GnuTLS or NSS
• Knowledge and proven experience in crypto algorithm or protocol implementations

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of software solutions for a Smart Cards subsystem, own the quality of their code and contribute to testing frameworks.
• Participate in the whole development cycle from requirements gathering, scoping, source code development to testing and verification
• Design and implement new features in cryptographic back-ends
• Improve and simplify crypto libraries API to reduce misuse
• Actively contribute to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux development
• Communicate and collaborate with developers and teams inside and outside Red Hat
• Influence the technical direction of their team and adjacent teams by building consensus in broader discussions with internal customers or through active participation in external communities
• Mentor and coach other engineers, share expertise by producing comprehensive design documents, writing blog posts, and mentoring others on documentation and communication best practices

Skills

C / Rust

Linux

Cryptography

TLS/SSL

PKCS#11/PKIX

OpenSSL/GnuTLS/NSS

Crypto algorithms

Education

Security cryptography

Tools

OpenSSL

GnuTLS

NSS

Job description

Red Hat is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design and development of crypto-focused software, especially around Smart Card drivers in OpenSC, and to contribute to cryptographic back-end features and testing. You will collaborate across global teams, mentor engineers, and shape the technical direction while improving APIs and tooling.

The role emphasizes OpenSSH/TLS/IKE, OpenSSL/GnuTLS/NSS familiarity and active open-source participation, with impact across Fedora and RHEL ecosystems.