Senior Red Hat OpenShift Architect – Federal Hybrid Cloud

IBM; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is seeking a Senior Red Hat Architect as part of the IBM Technology and Red Hat Practice. You will be the hybrid cloud platform technical lead for federal mission systems, applying OpenShift, Ansible, Terraform, and Vault to deliver FedRAMP-authorized, STIG‑compliant solutions across IL5/IL6 environments.

You will own technical credibility to win platform engagements, collaborate with Account Leaders, and drive delivery rigor to convert

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of enterprise platform engineering or architecture experience, with depth in Red Hat OpenShift and Ansible Automation Platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the client-facing technical authority on platform pursuits, shaping opportunities and guiding engagements of $3M and above.
• Design and deliver secure hybrid cloud platforms using OpenShift, Ansible, Terraform, and Vault for federal classification depth.
• Build core accelerators like STIG-hardened OpenShift references and cATO automation pipelines to shorten delivery timelines.
• Lead platform demonstrations and proofs of concept to establish technical differentiation in competitive pursuits.

Job description

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is seeking a Senior Red Hat Architect as part of the IBM Technology and Red Hat Practice. You will be the hybrid cloud platform technical lead for federal mission systems, applying OpenShift, Ansible, Terraform, and Vault to deliver FedRAMP-authorized, STIG‑compliant solutions across IL5/IL6 environments.

You will own technical credibility to win platform engagements, collaborate with Account Leaders, and drive delivery rigor to convert