Cloud Consultant

Red Hat; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat Consulting is seeking a Cloud Consultant to work with clients in Brazil, explaining benefits of Red Hat cloud solutions and aligning with customer needs.

You will engage in architecture, deployment, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, and Kubernetes-based technologies. Strong learning ability and client-facing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years Linux system administration experience (RHEL preferred).
• 2+ years with Kubernetes and container technologies (Docker/Podman).
• 2+ years of scripting or programming experience.
• Knowledge of system management, deployment, security, and builds.

Responsibilities

• Assess, design, and implement Red Hat OpenShift and related products.
• Implement automated containerized cloud platform solutions focusing on infra concerns.
• Learn new technologies like container orchestration and software-defined networks.
• Serve as on-site SME addressing technical, developmental, or strategic IT needs.
• Manage architecture definition, software specification, testing, and deployment of open source solutions.
• Adapt to changing customer requirements and deliver on time.
• Respond to incidents and escalations professionally.
• Provide project journals and status reports; contribute to proposals as needed.

Skills

Kubernetes

Scripting

Linux administration

System management

Education

Bachelor’s degree required

Master’s degree (CS/Engineering/MBA)

Tools

Docker

Podman

AKS

GKS

EKS

Job description

The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Cloud Consultant to join us in Brazil. In this role, you will create possibilities, solve problems, and establish working relationships with our customers.

You will help explain the benefits of Red Hat cloud solutions to our customers. You’ll gain an understanding of our customers’ infrastructures and business needs.

As a Consultant, you will work closely with customers on various specific initiatives including architecture, deployment, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of Red Hat related cloud and container solutions, including Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Ansible Automation Platform and Kubernetes based technologies.

You’ll need to have excellent technical abilities and solid communication and customer-facing skills. You won’t be expected to know everything on day one, but your ability to learn new technology quickly will be essential.

What you will do:

• Routinely assess, design, and implement Red Hat’s core offerings, including Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF), and Kubernetes based technologies.
• Implement automated, containerized cloud application platform solutions with a focus on infrastructure concerns including networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability and system resilience
• Learn new technologies quickly, including container orchestration, container registries, container build strategies, cloud storage, and software-defined networks
• Serve as a subject matter expert on site, addressing technical, developmental, or strategic IT needs
• Manage problem identification, system architecture definition, software specification and design, testing, and deployment of complex open source solutions
• Adapt to changing customer requirements
• Respond to incidents, escalations, and exceptions in a professional manner
• Deliver quality results both on-site and post-engagement that are on time and within the scope of the assigned project, including project journals, status reports, and other standard documentation
• Participate in sales and proposal presentations as needed in addition to completing ongoing team account activities

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in computer science, engineering or MBA
• 3+ years of experience with Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or a derivative
• 2+ years of experience working with Kubernetes, AKS, GKS, EKS, Docker, Podman, or any other Container and PaaS related technologies
• 2+ years of scripting or programming experience
• Knowledge of system management, including installation, custom channels, deploying virtualized systems, basic client-based security, repositories, and creating core builds.

The following are considered a plus:

• Proven experience with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Ansible Automation Platform, and other Red Hat products.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle practices, including Agile (e.g. Scrum), Waterfall, and Incremental
• Agile and DevOps mindsets are desired Willingness to study and learn Agile Practices.
• Red Hat Certifications.
• Fluency in Spanish.

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We’re a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

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