Senior Consultant, Application Migration & Release Engineering

About the Job:
The Red Hat Services team is looking for a Senior Consultant to deliver solutions that solve our client's business challenges through hands-on technical implementation and enablement of recommended practices. In this position, you will be a vital promoter of adopting Red Hat's solutions for our customers using your technical expertise and interpersonal skills. You’ll need to have a balance of solid technical experience, awareness of open source, a thorough understanding of business processes, and the ability to identify and solve issues at the enterprise level.
We seek people excited about working with us and growing their careers at Red Hat. We want to be transparent about what would make you most successful in the role, and if you are excited by reading the job description and feel you are suitable for the part, we encourage you to apply.
This position requires daily on-site work with clients located in the The DC Metropolitan area, so a willingness to travel to customer locations for about 30-40 weeks per year is required. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business and hold an Active Top Secret clearance.

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 that could be outside your local area. 

What you will bring: 

• Required Experience: 

  • 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

  • Experience with deploying or writing applications for one or more application platforms 

  • Experience with automated release engineering, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and or continuous deployment concepts and tools

  • Some experience with Linux, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or a derivative

  • Experience releasing and migrating to Kubernetes or other declarative / container platforms

  • Experience with GitOps and declarative process automation

  • Experience with blue-green, canary, and rolling deployment strategies

  • Experience with application data migration and minimal downtime strategies for high-profile applications

  • Experience with application dependency management systems such as Maven

  • Experience with dependency and release management repositories such as Nexus / Artifactory etc.

  • Ability to articulate why declarative dependency management systems should be used over lumping everything together into one giant project. 

  • Creative problem-solving skills

  • 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. Here's 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 & the more prominent organization.

Within six months, be ready to support customer success 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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.