Software Maintenance Engineer (Chinese speaking, Middleware, Java, Troubleshooting)

The Red Hat Global Support Services team is seeking a Software Maintenance Engineer to join our team in Australia, in our team of Middleware Engineers supporting the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite. In this role, you will deliver an exceptional support experience to both global and regional customers by providing technical support. This role requires communication skills in Mandarinto effectively support our customer base in the APAC region. We are also looking for someone who embraces AI-driven tools and technologies, using them to improve troubleshooting efficiency, enhance customer experience, and drive continuous improvement in support practices.

You will be a technical expert, helping customers troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues. You will work closely with junior / senior engineers and developers to fix & improve code and provide highly technical solutions to support requests. Additionally, you will write patches, provide JBoss updates and contribute ideas through participation in an open and collaborative team environment. This opportunity is a tremendous chance to become part of a fast­paced, leading-edge company that is changing the way software is developed, sold and supported.

What you will do

Provide a high, detailed level of technical assistance to ensure that our customers get the most out of our JBoss products

Work alongside in­house developers, fix & improve code, provide highly technical solutions and contribute to the JBoss & open source software communities

Act as the technical point person for a technology of your choosing within the JBoss Product Suite

Develop patches & feature requests to provide upstream to the community & downstream to customers

Use available tools to investigate and fix technical issues; resolve complex customer problems.

Record customer interactions to include investigation, troubleshooting, and the resolution of issues

Share your knowledge gained from solving issues by contributing to the global Red Hat knowledge management system.

Maintain dedication to providing the best experience for Red Hat customers

Assist in the development of comprehensive and reusable self-service solutions for future incidents

What you will bring

Very clear and effective English and Mandarin communication skills

4+ years of professional JBoss EAP or JEE platform experience. A solid understanding of Java Programming API's & popular Java frameworks is preferred.

Deep experience with one or several JEE / App Server technologies such as JMS, Web Services, SOAP, REST, Servlets, JSP, JDBC, Hibernate, Struts, Tomcat or Datasources, FuseSource, Camel, OSGI, AMQ, Karaf, Fabric, Switchyard, Version Control, Build Tool, Openshift, Docker

Solid knowledge of Solid Messaging concepts, AMQ Artemis or Messaging broker experiences, Kafka experience (Streams API, Cruise Control, MM2, connectors, Debezium, Apicurio Registry), Quarkus, or Spring Boot experience.

Experience with application server technologies such as JBoss / WebSphere / WebLogic, along with databases and SQL experience

Along with an ability and willingness to learn new open source middleware technologies, the applicant must have strong troubleshooting / debugging skills and a passion for problem-solving and investigation

Adopt, integrate, and leverage AI-driven tools and technologies : Explore and experiment with emerging AI technologies relevant to software development, proactively identifying opportunities to incorporate new AI capabilities into existing workflows and tooling.

Knowledge of Linux / UNIX operating systems.

Knowledge of using Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Experience of working on AMQ, Quarkus or JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite will be an added advantage.

Flexible to work on weekends when needed.

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