Architect, OpenShift Virtualization - Active Top Secret SCI Required

Red Hat, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Job summary

Red Hat, Inc. is seeking an OpenShift Virtualization Architect to design and deliver strategic solutions for clients, combining technical leadership with hands-on implementation and enablement of best practices.

You will promote Red Hat solutions, lead enterprise projects, and travel regularly to client locations across North America. The role requires an Active Top Secret SCI clearance and 5+ years in architect/technical consulting roles.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret SCI Clearance required.
• 5+ years experience in a solution architect, enterprise architect or technical consultant role.
• Track record for creating architectural designs and leading a team on implementation.
• Experience overseeing project delivery, timelines, and scope with stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating across diverse teams and mentoring team members.
• Experience leading workshops, enablement, or engagements.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline.
• Experience leading successful modern cloud platform consulting engagements.
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes; Linux administration and identity management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Guide customers in building scalable, Dell-ready solutions using Red Hat technologies.
• Lead services discovery sessions educating customers on Red Hat technologies and best practices.
• Scope projects, review task lists, and ensure alignment with customer requirements.
• Provide technical expertise during presales activities.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships and collaboration.
• Articulate the value of the Red Hat Services Portfolio and integrate services.
• Provide customer feedback to internal teams to improve offerings.
• Lead internal initiatives for innovation, efficiency, and growth.
• Continuously learn and adapt to new skills and technologies.
• Travel to client sites weekly as project needs require.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Workshop leadership

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Linux administration

OpenStack

AWS

Azure

Job description

The Red Hat Services team is looking for an OpenShift Virtualization Architect to design and deliver strategic solutions that solve our clients' business challenges, through technical leadership, hands-on implementation, and enablement of recommended practices. In this role, you will play a key role as a promoter of the adoption of Red Hat's solutions for our customers by using your technical expertise, and interpersonal skills. You'll need to have a balance of solid technical experience, team leadership, awareness of open source, thorough understanding of business processes, and the ability to identify and solve issues at an enterprise level.

Red Hat Consulting offers more than just technical expertise. We're strategic advisers who take a big picture view of our customers' organizations, understand their challenges, and help to overcome them with comprehensive, cost-effective solutions. As part of our team, you'll help customers quickly and strategically achieve value while building enterprise-wide capabilities. Being open is core to our technologies and our consulting approach.

We are looking for people excited about working with us and growing their careers at Red Hat. We want to be transparent about what would make you most successful in the role, and if you are excited by reading the job description and feel you are suitable for the part,

This position requires candidates to work on-site with clients, so a willingness to travel regularly to customer locations throughout North America is required. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business and hold an Active Top Secret SCI Clearance.

What you will do:

• Guide customers in building scalable, optimally managed solutions and adaptable to technological improvements using Red Hat technologies.
• Lead and deliver Services discovery sessions to educate customers on Red Hat technologies and best practices.
• Support the creation and review of task lists, accurately scoping projects and ensuring alignment with customer requirements.
• Provide technical expertise during presales activities.
• Build and maintain solid customer relationships, fostering collaboration and success.
• Clearly articulate the value of the Red Hat Services Portfolio, including Consulting, Training, and Technical Account Managers and integrate services into customer solutions.
• Provide customer feedback to internal teams to enhance product offerings and services.
• Lead internal initiatives that foster innovation, efficiency, and growth within the Services business.
• Continuously learn, grow, and adapt to new skills and technologies
• Regular travel to client locations, up to weekly according to project needs

What you will bring:

• Active Top Secret SCI Clearance
• 5+ years experience in a solution architect, enterprise architect or technical consultant role
• Track record for creating architectural designs and leading a team on implementation toward successful customer outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to oversee project delivery including collaborating on project timelines and scope of work, identifying stakeholder needs and setting expectations
• Experience working collaboratively across diverse teams and stakeholders
• An ability and desire to mentor and experience with mentoring and coaching team members
• Experience leading teams in workshops, enablement, or engagements
• Associate or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline
• Experience leading successful modern cloud platform consulting engagements
• Experience with Red Hat Openshift and/or underlying components like Kubernetes and containers
• Experience with Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or a derivative
• Experience with Identity Management technologies, including but not limited to Red Hat Identity Manager, Microsoft Active Directory or other identity providers.
• Broad and deep technical experience with one or more virtualization and cloud technologies like OpenStack, VMWare vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

The salary range for this position is $130,420.00 - $215,300.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

Red 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.

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