Senior Consultant, OpenShift Infrastructure and Virtualization

Red Hat; Michigan; Remote; USD 111,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat is seeking a Senior Consultant for OpenShift Infrastructure and Virtualization. This role involves designing automated container platforms and requires expertise in cloud technologies and strong communication skills. The position offers extensive travel across North America and opportunities for professional growth through structured training.

Benefits

Health coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience leading cloud platform consulting engagements.
• Deep technical expertise with VMware tools.
• Knowledge of enterprise systems integration and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Implement automated cloud application platforms focusing on infrastructure components.
• Rapidly learn new technologies including container orchestration and cloud storage.
• Travel frequently to collaborate with clients across various industries.

Skills

Communication

Cloud platform consulting

Strategic advisory

Education

Degree in computer science or related technical field

Tools

VMware ESXi

vCenter

OpenStack

Red Hat Virtualization

AWS

Azure

Job description

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About The Job

The Red Hat Consulting team is seeking senior-level Container Infrastructure Consultants to work remotely in the U.S. In this role, you will focus on designing and developing automated container platforms, deployment pipelines, and cloud-ready application architectures. You will learn to implement Red Hat OpenShift infrastructure projects involving container and virtualization technologies. While you won't be expected to know everything initially, your ability to learn quickly is essential.

This position requires regular travel to client sites across North America, approximately 30-40 weeks per year. Applicants should reside near a primary airport.

Responsibilities

• Implement automated, containerized cloud application platforms focusing on infrastructure components like networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, high availability, and resilience.
• Rapidly learn new technologies including container orchestration, registries, build strategies, cloud storage, and software-defined networks.
• Travel frequently to collaborate with clients in various industries such as finance, retail, telecommunications, and institutions.

Role Development

Upon joining, you'll undergo intensive training on Kubernetes, OpenShift, DevOps, and GitOps. Your skills will evolve through structured milestones over the first year, from building production-ready platforms to leading complex large-scale solutions and mentoring peers.

Qualifications

• Experience leading successful cloud platform consulting engagements.
• Deep technical expertise with VMware ESXi, vCenter, VM lifecycle management, and related tools.
• Knowledge of enterprise systems integration, monitoring, and alerting, including tools like Splunk, NSX, vSAN, vVols, and third-party add-ons.
• Experience with OpenStack, Red Hat Virtualization, Hyper-V, AWS, Azure is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and strategic advisory experience.
• Willingness to travel extensively within North America.
• Degree in computer science or a related technical field.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range is $111,260 - $183,580, based on experience. Red Hat offers comprehensive benefits including health coverage, 401(k), paid time off, parental leave, and more. Benefits apply to full-time, US-based employees.

About Red Hat

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Equal Opportunity

Red Hat is committed to equal opportunity employment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We support individuals with disabilities and provide accommodations during the application process.