Johannes is the Director of Engineering at SUSE, where he leads the teams responsible for SUSE Manager and the open-source Uyuni project. A graduate of RWTH Aachen University, he is an expert in Linux infrastructure management and a frequent speaker at industry conferences like SUSECON.
Based in Nuremberg, Germany, his professional life is deeply integrated with the open-source community. He is an active contributor to projects he manages, demonstrating a hands-on approach to his leadership role.
He is a key author and public-facing expert for the Uyuni project, a significant open-source management tool.
Johannes Hahn
Director of Engineering at SUSE
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Overview
Topics They Care About
Linux Management
Leads the engineering teams for SUSE Manager and Uyuni, focusing on configuration and infrastructure management for large Linux deployments.
Open Source
Acts as a public-facing expert and author for the open-source project Uyuni, and actively promotes open-source solutions in his work.
Software Security
He is directly involved in implementing and improving security-critical features for SUSE Manager and Uyuni, and is hiring specialists in this area.
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Work History
1-2025
Director of Engineering at SUSE
8-2024 - 12-2024
Senior Engineering Manager at SUSE
11-2016 - 7-2024
Engineering Manager at SUSE
6-2010 - 12-2010
Software Engineer at IT-Systemhaus der Bundesagentur für Arbeit
11-2008 - 5-2010
Software Engineer at ISO-Gruppe
5-2008 - 10-2008
Software Engineer at Jondos GmbH
Education
2000 - 2007
Dipl.-Inf. from RWTH Aachen University
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Location : Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Job Level : Mid-senior
Designation : Director of Engineering at SUSE
