About the Job
Red Hat's North American Public Sector Services team is looking for a Senior Consultant with a background in IT automation technologies to join us remotely in Maryland. In this role, you'll deliver solutions that solve business challenges through hands-on technical implementation and enablement of recommended practices. You will be a vital promoter of adopting Red Hat's solutions for customers by using your technical expertise and interpersonal skills. You’ll need to have a balance of solid technical experience, awareness of open source solutions, 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 daily on-site work at Fort Meade and an active Top Secret SCI clearance with Polygraph.
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 to client locations Monday-Thursday
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 larger organization through everyday networking and community events
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 meet-ups
Within 12 months, begin to 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
What You Will Bring
Active Top Secret SCI clearance with Polygraph
Experience leading successful modern cloud platform consulting engagements and implementing and integrating open hybrid cloud technologies like Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Ansible Automation
Broad and deep technical experience with automation technologies, like Ansible Core, PostgreSQL, Python, YAML, PowerShell, and network device automation
Experience with automation platforms like Chef and Puppet and technical experience with networking, storage, compute, ServiceNow, etc.
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
Practical experience with GitOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps
Able to work with leadership teams to promote the adoption of automation techniques with applied knowledge and experience working in Agile, Scrum, and DevOps teams and DevOps processes to improve the cloud life cycle, including infrastructure and application uptime, availability, and time to market
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Associate or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline
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.
Diversity, Equity & 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 diverse 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 of diversity that compose our global village.
Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
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