Hybrid-Remote OpenShift Platform Architect

Red Hat; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat Consulting is seeking an OpenShift Infrastructure Architect with deep Kubernetes and virtualization expertise. You will lead architecture and migration initiatives across OpenShift platforms, including OpenShift Virtualization, guiding customers from discovery through implementation in a hybrid, multi-region environment.

This role combines pre-sales and delivery, requiring strong communication, executive storytelling, and IaC automation with tools like Ansible and Terraform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, consulting, or platform engineering roles.
• Proven experience in pre-sales or customer-facing roles.
• Strong expertise in Red OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, KVM) and migration strategies.
• Experience with OpenShift Virtualization or similar VM modernization approaches.
• Solid understanding of compute, storage, networking in enterprise infra.
• Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) and IaC practices.
• Strong communication and executive storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage in pre-sales activities, including customer discovery sessions and solution design.
• Partner with Sales and Account teams to shape opportunities and proposals.
• Support RFP/RFI responses and present solutions to stakeholders.
• Assess customer infrastructure and propose optimized architectures.
• Design and implement OpenShift-based platforms and OpenShift Virtualization.
• Lead migration initiatives from traditional virtualization to OpenShift.
• Provide technical leadership during delivery, ensuring architectural integrity.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers and partners on roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and Support to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Drive adoption of automation, DevOps, and IaC.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Virtualization

OpenShift Virtualization

Automation/IaC

Pre-sales

Executive storytelling

English fluency

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Red Hat Consulting is seeking an OpenShift Infrastructure Architect with deep Kubernetes and virtualization expertise. You will lead architecture and migration initiatives across OpenShift platforms, including OpenShift Virtualization, guiding customers from discovery through implementation in a hybrid, multi-region environment.

This role combines pre-sales and delivery, requiring strong communication, executive storytelling, and IaC automation with tools like Ansible and Terraform.