About the job
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. We strive to make software freely accessible to everyone around the world. Software developed at Red Hat runs in vehicles that landed on the moon, airlines, banks, trains, social media, health care, academic institutions, robots, and in many other places. If you're interested, keep reading!
The Red Hat North East Sales team is looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to gain practical experience with open source and Red Hat's offerings during an internship to join us in Raleigh, NC as a Solutions Architect Intern. In this role, you will work in an environment where diverse perspectives are invited, the best ideas are valued, and people feel empowered to contribute. Freedom and courage are two of our core values, which is why you'll need to be comfortable taking risks and exploring the unknown. But being a Red Hatter isn't just about being brave, it's also about demonstrating commitment and sticking to it. The key focus for Red Hat's Intern Program is a dual partnership between the early talent team and our intern managers. We can offer you professional development, social engagement and networking, performance and development, and meaningful work throughout your summer at Red Hat.
What you will do

• Develop familiarity with company sales objectives, product positioning, pricing, and models
• Build skills that can help translate customer needs and business requirements into technical solutions
• Assist in gathering of architecture, design, and presentation of solutions to meet customer needs alongside of our solution architects
• Collaborate with multiple groups at Red Hat and an independent software vendor (ISV) partner
• Help us create a technical sales campaign and content from start to finish
• Work closely with technical sales and support organizations

What you will bring

• Ability to work full-time May-August
• Currently pursuing a degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field; if you have graduated, be no more than 12 months past your graduation date
• Passion for open source
• Knowledge of the Unix or Linux operating system of any distribution
• Coding experience in languages like C or Python
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Previous code contributions to or participation in open source projects or code samples on GitHub are a plus
• Knowledge of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Kubernetes, JavaScript, or Bash scripting is a plus

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.