Architect - OpenShift Virtualization and Infrastructure

About The Job

Specialize in the design and development of automated container platforms, deployment pipelines, and cloud-ready application architectures. The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for an OpenShift Virtualization and Infrastructure Architect to join us remotely in the U.S. In this role, you will learn to design and guide implementations of Red Hat OpenShift infrastructure projects to include container and virtualization technologies. You won't be expected to know everything on day one, but your ability to learn new technology quickly will be essential. 

This is a remote-based job that requires frequent travel to work alongside customers. Applicants can be located anywhere in the U.S. within close proximity to a primary airport.

What You Will Do

• Implement automated, containerized cloud application platform solutions with a focus on infrastructure concerns including networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability and system resilience
• Learn new technologies quickly, including container orchestration, container registries, container build strategies, cloud storage, and software-defined networks
• Travel frequently to work alongside leading financial services, retail, telecommunication, and institutional customers

After joining Red Hat, you will go through an intensive training program on Kubernetes and OpenShift technologies and related DevOps and GitOps topics. Here's how your skill set will evolve and what you'll learn during your first year in the role:

At 2 months, be prepared to join a project team by acquiring the following:

• Understanding of how to build production-ready container and virtualization platforms, integrated with existing enterprise systems
• Knowledge of how to deploy source code into running, scalable containers and virtual machines in automated fashion at enterprise scale
• Practical experience with our offerings

Within 6 months, be ready to implement a routine container platform project by attaining the following:

• Successful, collaborative delivery of customer requirements using Red Hat OpenShift
• Knowledge of how a customer use case can be developed into a project plan and how those requirements align with Red Hat’s technologies
• Understanding of how Red Hat’s technologies can transform software delivery (DevOps/GitOps) practices at large organizations

Within 12 months, begin to demonstrate technical leadership in container platforms by accomplishing the following:

• Successfully implementing complex, large-scale container platform solutions in challenging customer environments
• Helping other peers learn DevOps/GitOps paired with container technologies
• Contributing lessons learned, best practices, and how-tos to our internal and external communities of practice
• Applying new technologies, frameworks, or methodologies to container platforms

What You Will Bring

• Experience leading successful modern cloud platform consulting engagements
• Experience in architecting and designing complex customer solutions in a rapidly evolving technology domain
• Broad and deep experience across the following technologies: Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Virtualization, RHEL, Ansible Automation, and Artificial Intelligence
• Background in customer engagement with either a major consulting services organization, or within a services division of an enterprise software company  
• Experience across one or more vertical industry areas
• 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
• Applied knowledge and experience working in agile, scrum, and DevOps teams
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel to customer locations about 30-40 weeks per year on average across North America
• Degree in computer science or a technical discipline

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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. 

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Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
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