Senior Consultant, OpenShift Infrastructure - Top Secret SCI Poly

Red Hat Professional Consulting, Inc. (f.k.a Planning Technologies, Inc.); Maryland; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and视ion

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Disability benefits and more

Job summary

Red Hat is seeking a seasoned consultant to guide clients in building scalable, secure Red Hat solutions that adapt to evolving technologies. You will travel weekly to client locations (Monday-Thursday) and continuously learn new skills within a structured training program.

You bring active TS clearance with polygraph, strong technical leadership, and collaboration across diverse teams. You will mentor others while delivering cloud and virtualization engagements using Linux, Ansible, Docker,

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with polygraph required.
• Experience delivering implementations from architectural designs.
• Ability to lead technical projects with timelines and documentation.
• Identify stakeholder needs and set expectations on timelines/scope.
• Proven ability to collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Willingness to mentor others.
• Bachelor's or higher degree in CS or technical field.
• Certifications like Security+ and Network+.
• Experience with Linux administration (RHEL) and GitLab.
• Experience with Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenStack.
• Familiarity with virtualization (RHV, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V) and cloud (AWS, Azure).
• Strong communication, and ability to present to executives.

Responsibilities

• Guide customers in building scalable, optimized Red Hat solutions.
• Travel weekly to client locations (Mon–Thu).
• Learn and adapt to new skills and technologies within Red Hat training.
• Lead technical projects with timelines and maintain documentation.
• Mentor teammates and collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups.

Skills

TS clearance with polygraph

Architectural design experience

Technical project leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or technical field

Tools

Security+ certification

Network+ certification

GitLab

Ansible

Linux (RHEL)

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Red Hat Virtualization

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

AWS

Azure

Networking fundamentals

Job description

What you will do:

Guide customers in building scalable, optimally managed solutions and adaptable to technological improvements using Red Hat technologies. Continuously learn, grow, and adapt to new skills and technologies. Travel weekly, Monday-Thursday, to client locations.

What you will bring:

Required Experience:

• Active Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph
• Experience with delivering an implementation based on an architectural design
• Demonstrated ability to lead a technical project, including collaborating on project timelines and maintaining project and technical documentation
• Ability to identify stakeholder needs and set expectations regarding project timelines and scope of work
• Experience working collaboratively across diverse teams and stakeholders
• Knowledge and desire to mentor

Technical Skills:

• Associate or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline
• Technical certifications like Security +, and network+
• Experience delivering successful modern cloud platform consulting engagements
• Experience with Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or a derivative
• Prior experience with Source code management tools such as Gitlab.
• Experience with or working knowledge of Ansible
• Experience with enterprise cloud solutions like Platform-as-a-Service
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes
• It is essential to have some basic knowledge of networking principles such as TCP, DNS, DHCP, IPs
• Broad and deep technical experience with one or more virtualization and cloud technologies like OpenStack, Red Hat Virtualization, VMWare vSphere, Microsoft Hyper‑V, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure
• Demonstrated track record of working in a strategic advisory role to senior IT and business executives, including extensive experience presenting to C-level executives at large firms
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

After joining Red Hat, you will undergo an intensive customized training program on Red Hat technologies and Services solutions.

How your skill set will evolve and what you’ll learn during your first year in the role:

In two months, be prepared to join a project team by acquiring the following: Understanding of how to build production-ready technical solutions integrated with existing enterprise systems. Learn technologies and consulting skills to enhance your abilities through enablements designed and taught by Red Hat experts and certification. Through everyday networking and community events, gain exposure and collaboration within Red Hat Services and the more prominent organization.

Within six months, support Services on a project by attaining the following: Successful, collaborative delivery of customer projects as a technical lead through expertise in Red Hat’s technologies. Knowledge of how a customer use case can be developed into a project plan and how those requirements align with Red Hat’s technologies. Continue expanding your knowledge and network, both internal and external, through enablement, communities, customers, and meetups.

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 $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.

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.

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 Red Hat located in the United States.

Inclusion at Red Hat

Red Hat’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.

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