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 a Senior Consultant to join us. In this role, you will learn how to design and guide implementations of cloud-ready applications and deployment pipelines on large-scale container platform clusters using Java, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat Ansible Tower, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. 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 position; you can reside anywhere within close proximity to an airport. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business.
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 in the future to work alongside leading financial services, retail, telecommunication, and institutional customers, in line with Red Hat's COVID-19 guidelines

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

• Understand how to build production-ready container platforms, integrated with existing enterprise systems
• Deploy source code into running, scalable containers in automated fashion at enterprise scale
• Gain practical experience with our offerings

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

• Manage successful, collaborative delivery of customer requirements using Red Hat OpenShift
• Gain knowledge of how a customer use case can be developed into a project plan and how those requirements align with Red Hat's technologies
• Understand how Red Hat's technologies can transform software delivery (DevOps) practices at large organizations

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

• Successfully implement complex, large-scale container platform solutions in challenging customer environments
• Help other consultants learn DevOps and container technologies and processes
• Contribute lessons learned, best practices, and how-tos to our internal and external communities of practice
• Apply new technologies, frameworks, or methodologies to container platforms

What you will bring

• 5+ years of technology experience like consulting, operations, help desk, service desk, development, and related internships
• 3+ years of experience with Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or a derivative
• 2+ years of experience platform scripting with the Ruby, Python, or Go languages
• Excellent presentation and communication skills

After joining Red Hat, you will go through an intensive training program on Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift technologies and related DevOps topics.
About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.
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.