Senior Specialist Solution Architect

Red Hat, Inc.; Raleigh, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat, Inc. seeks a Senior Specialist Solution Architect to design and implement enterprise container platforms using OpenShift and Kubernetes across private, public, and hybrid clouds.

You will deploy OpenShift clusters for PoC engagements, implement service mesh, and architect CI/CD pipelines with Tekton, ArgoCD, and Jenkins to automate builds, tests, and deployments. You will also design container networking, observability with Prometheus/Grafana/Jaeger, and automation using Ansible and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years in the job offered or related role with cloud and container platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise container platform solutions with OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Deploy, configure, and manage OpenShift clusters for PoC engagements.
• Implement service mesh, traffic management, mTLS, and observability for microservices.
• Architect CI/CD pipelines using OpenShift Pipelines, ArgoCD, and Jenkins.
• Design container networking with ingress, policies, Calico, and Envoy.
• Implement observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger; autoscale REST and Kafka apps.
• Develop automation with Ansible, Terraform; scripting (Bash, Golang) for multi-cloud.
• Architect autoscaling using HPA and Prometheus metrics.
• Troubleshoot OpenShift Container Platform; advise cross-functional teams.
• Create technical content and reference architectures; contribute to docs.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

Java

Android development

Git version control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Istio

Linkerd

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines

Terraform

Ansible

Calico

Envoy

Grafana

Jaeger

Job description

## Senior Specialist Solution ArchitectApply: Remote: Raleigh: Full time: Posted Today: R-059619\\*Telecommuting role to be performed anywhere in the U.S.Design and architect enterprise container platform solutions using Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes for customers across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments, including migration strategies from legacy and VMware-based infrastructure to containerized platforms.**What You Will Do:*** Deploy, configure, and manage Red Hat OpenShift clusters for Proof of Concept (PoC) engagements, creating custom YAML manifests, Helm charts, and Kubernetes Operators to demonstrate platform capabilities aligned with customer requirements.* Implement and configure service mesh solutions using Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh, including traffic management, mutual TLS security, observability, and canary deployment strategies for microservices architectures.* Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines using Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton), ArgoCD (Red Hat OpenShift GitOps), and Jenkins to enable automated application build, test, and deployment workflows for enterprise customers.* Design container networking solutions including ingress controllers,gateway api, network policies, and integration with CNCF projects such as Calico, and Envoy for secure and scalable application connectivity on Red Hat OpenShift.* Implement observability and monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing tools such as Jaeger for containerized workloads running on Red Hat OpenShift, including custom metrics-based autoscaling for REST and event-driven (Kafka) applications.* Develop automation solutions using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Terraform, and scripting languages (Bash, Golang) to streamline infrastructure provisioning, cluster lifecycle management, and application deployment across multi-cloud environments.* Architect container autoscaling strategies using Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), custom Prometheus metrics, and metric server adapters to optimize resource utilization and application performance on Red Hat OpenShift.* Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, including cluster operations, pod scheduling, storage, networking, and upgrade issues to restore normal functioning in customer environments.* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, and field sales to translate customer technical requirements into solution architectures, and contribute to product roadmap feedback based on field engagements.* Create technical content including reference architectures, solution briefs, blogs on Red Hat Developer portal, and official documentation to share best practices for container orchestration, CI/CD, and cloud-native application design.* Design and develop Java-based software solutions and Android applications to support enterprise platform tooling, including building custom utilities, mobile management interfaces, and automation tools using Java, Android SDK, and Git-based version control workflows to enhance platform adoption and customer enablement for Red Hat OpenShift environments.**What You Will Bring:*** Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or related field and ten (10) years of experience in the job offered or related role.* Must have seven (7) years of experience with: Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Docker, and container orchestration technologies, including deploying and managing containerized applications in private, public, and hybrid cloud environments; and software development using Java and version control systems (including Git and SVN), including designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise software solutions.* Must have five (5) years of experience with: Red Hat OpenShift service mesh technologies including Istio and Linkerd, traffic management, mTLS, and observability for microservices architectures; CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using Jenkins, ArgoCD (GitOps), and Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows; container networking, including ingress controllers, network policies, and CNCF projects, including Calico and Envoy; and observability and monitoring tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Elasticsearch, and Fluent-bit for containerized workloads.* Must have three (3) years of experience with: infrastructure automation using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Terraform, and scripting languages (Bash, Golang); and container autoscaling using Kubernetes HPA, custom Prometheus metrics, and metric server adapters for REST and Kafka-based workloads.* Must have two (2) years of experience with Android application design and development using Android SDK, Android Studio, and build tools (including Gradle and Maven), including developing performance-driven Android components and releasing applications to production.#LI-DNIThe salary range for this position is $130,000 - $190,000/year. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.