About the Job:
The Red Hat Services team is looking for a Platform Technology 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 by 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 are looking for 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 candidates to work on-site with clients in the East Coast area, so a willingness to travel to customer locations about 30-40 weeks per year throughout North America 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, some potentially 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 leading successful modern cloud platform consulting engagements
Experience with Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or a derivative
Experience utilizing Red Hat Satellite to deploy and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Experience with Identity Management technologies, including but not limited to Red Hat Identity Manager, Microsoft Active Directory or other identity providers.
Apply hands-on expertise in Zero Trust frameworks to architect and implement security control.
Broad and deep technical experience with one or more virtualization and cloud technologies like OpenStack, Red Hat Virtualization, VMWare vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure
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
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 Red Hat certification.
Gain exposure and collaboration within Red Hat Services & the more prominent organization through everyday networking and community events.
Within six months, support Services 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)
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Skills Required
- Active Top Secret clearance
- Reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business
- Willingness to travel to customer locations ~30-40 weeks per year (weekly Monday-Thursday)
- Experience delivering an implementation based on an architectural design
- Demonstrated ability to lead a technical project and maintain project/technical documentation
- Ability to identify stakeholder needs and set expectations on timelines and scope
- Experience working collaboratively across diverse teams and stakeholders
- Knowledge of and desire to mentor others
- Associate or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline
- Experience leading modern cloud platform consulting engagements
- Linux system administration experience (preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux or a derivative)
- Experience utilizing Red Hat Satellite to deploy and manage RHEL systems
- Experience with Identity Management technologies (Red Hat Identity Manager, Microsoft Active Directory, or other IdPs)
- Hands-on expertise in Zero Trust frameworks to architect and implement security controls
- Experience with virtualization and cloud technologies (OpenStack, Red Hat Virtualization, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, AWS, Azure)
- Experience across one or more vertical industry areas
- Proven track record advising senior IT and business executives and presenting to C-level audiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Red Hat Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Red Hat and has not been reviewed or approved by Red Hat.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision along with life and disability coverage. Access to HSA/FSA options and broadly positive reception of health benefits support the view that healthcare is a core strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, with substantial PTO for new hires plus additional recharge days and an end-of-year shutdown for many non-critical roles. Paid volunteer time, holidays, sick days, and supportive expectations around taking time off reinforce the breadth of leave benefits.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — The rewards package includes performance bonuses and a recurring quarterly bonus program tied to company and individual performance. Availability of ESPP participation further adds to incentive pathways beyond base pay.
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