Senior Architect, OpenShift Infrastructure - Active TS/SCI Clearance

Red Hat Professional Consulting, Inc. (f.k.a Planning Technologies, Inc.); United States; Remote; USD 134,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Red Hat Services is seeking a Senior Architect to design and deliver strategic solutions through technical leadership, hands-on implementation, and enablement of recommended practices. You will promote adoption of Red Hat’s solutions for clients, balancing enterprise requirements with open source perspectives.

This on-site role requires regular travel across North America and active TS clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in solution/enterprise architecture or technical consulting.
• Track record of architectural designs and leading implementation.
• Ability to oversee delivery, timelines, and scope with stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating across diverse teams and mentoring peers.
• Experience leading workshops, enablement, or engagements.
• Experience with redhat technologies and modern cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Guide customers in building scalable, optimally managed OpenShift-based solutions.
• Lead discovery sessions educating customers on Red Hat technologies and best practices.
• Scope projects and ensure alignment with customer requirements.
• Provide technical expertise during presales activities.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships and trust.
• Articulate value of Red Hat services portfolio and integrate services into solutions.
• Provide customer feedback to improve products and services.
• Lead internal innovation, efficiency, and growth initiatives.
• Continuously learn and adapt to new skills and technologies.
• Travel to client locations up to weekly according to project needs.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Presales experience

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor or higher in computer science or technical discipline

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Containers

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

OpenStack

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Job description

The Red Hat Services team is looking for a Senior 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 RedHat’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.

RedHatConsulting 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 RedHat.

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 RedHat is registered to do business and hold an Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.

What you will do:

• Guide customers in building scalable, optimally managed solutions that are adaptable to technological improvements, using RedHat technologies.
• Lead and deliver Services discovery sessions to educate customers on RedHat 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 RedHat 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:

• 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 RedHatOpenShift and/or underlying components like Kubernetes and containers
• Broad and deep technical experience with one or more virtualization and cloud technologies like OpenShift Virtualization, OpenStack, VMWare vSphere, Microsoft Hyper‑V, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure
• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) and IaC practices
• Solid understanding of enterprise infrastructure (compute, storage, networking)
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to gain RedHat certifications in the early stages of your career with RedHat, with current active RedHat certifications a plus

After joining RedHat, You will undergo an intensive customized training program on RedHat technologies and Services solutions. Here's how your skill set will evolve and what you'll learn during your first year in the role:

Within two months, be prepared to join a project team by acquiring the following: Learn RedHat technologies through enablements designed and taught by RedHat experts and RedHat certification Bring together your existing technical and leadership experience with new knowledge of RedHat technologies to design and lead solutions for customers Gain exposure and collaboration within RedHat Services & the more prominent organization through everyday networking and community events. Successful, collaborative delivery of customer projects as a technical lead through expertise on RedHat’s technologies

Within six months, contribute to the Services team via: Successful, collaborative delivery of customer projects as a technical lead through expertise in RedHat’s technologies. Working with sales/account teams to build technical roadmaps for customers who have not yet committed to a RedHat solution Continuing to expand your knowledge and network, both internal and external, through enablement, communities, customers, and meetups Impacting RedHat by identifying areas of opportunity internally and leading efforts to improve; such as developing standard solutions, simplifying processes, participating in interviews, etc.

Within 12 months, demonstrate technical leadership by accomplishing the following: Successfully implementing complex, large-scale solutions in customer environments. Active engagement and knowledge sharing with our internal and external communities of practice on lessons learned, best practices, and how‑tos.

The salary range for this position is $134,050.00 - $221,210.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications. Pay Transparency RedHat 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 RedHat’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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
• Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
• Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at RedHat located in the United States.

About RedHat

RedHat 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. RedHatters 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.

Inclusion at RedHat

RedHat’s culture is built on the open source principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. When this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and access, and that all voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village.

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)

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We’re the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions—including Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes. We deliver hardened solutions that make it easier for enterprises to work across platforms and environments, from the core datacenter to the network edge. At RedHat, our commitment to open source extends beyond technology into virtually everything we do. We collaborate and share ideas, create inclusive communities, and welcome diverse perspectives from all RedHatters, no matter their role. It’s what makes us who we are. Some of the most knowledgeable and passionate people in the technology industry work here. Whether we’re building software, championing our products, or training new associates, we’re collaborating openly to make a difference in the world of open source and beyond.