Senior Open Source Cloud Solutions Lead

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

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,