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OpenShift Infrastructure - Senior ConsultantRed Hat • Washington, DC, United States
OpenShift Infrastructure - Senior Consultant

OpenShift Infrastructure - Senior Consultant

Red Hat • Washington, DC, United States
6 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

OpenShift Infrastructure - Senior Consultant

Red Hat

  • District of Columbia, United States

Job Summary

The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Senior Container Infrastructure Consultant to join us. In this role, you will learn to design and guide implementations of Red Hat OpenShift infrastructure projects to include container and virtualization technologies. 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‑based job that can be located anywhere in the U.S. 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 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 to work alongside leading financial services, retail, telecommunication, and institutional customers.
  • After joining Red Hat, you will go through an intensive training program on Kubernetes, and OpenShift technologies and related DevOps and GitOps topics.
  • What You Will Bring

  • Associates or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline.
  • Experience leading successful modern cloud platform enterprise‑level projects.
  • Bare‑Metal Infrastructure : Deep Linux (RHEL) and automated hardware provisioning (BIOS / UEFI, RAID, BMC / Redfish, Kickstart / Cobbler).
  • Advanced Networking : L2 / L3 concepts, DHCP / DNS, Load Balancing, CNI (OVN‑K, Calico, SR‑IOV), and network security / firewall policies.
  • Kubernetes / OpenShift : Cluster architecture, lifecycle management (IPI / UPI, Kubeadm), bare‑metal deployment patterns (Metal3, Ironic), Day‑2 operations, Operators, and GitOps.
  • Storage : Distributed / local storage, RAID / NVMe, performance tuning, and data management / DR (Velero, OADP, Ceph / ODF).
  • Automation & IaC : Strong proficiency in Ansible and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, Helm). Scripting (Bash, Python, Go).
  • Security & Compliance : Linux / Kubernetes hardening (RBAC, SCC, network policies, TLS / PKI), and compliance standards (NIST, CIS).
  • Observability : Logging / monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and advanced platform / network troubleshooting (etcd, kernel, tcpdump).
  • Knowledge of common Add‑Ons or third‑party tools. (Aria / vRealize Suite, SRM, Backup software, Performance tools)
  • Broad and deep technical experience with VMware :

  • VMWare ESXi software, including vCenter, VM lifecycle operations using VMware tools.
  • Logging and alerting functions for SRE operations available from VMware and how they integrate with non‑VMware enterprise systems, such as Splunk.
  • Expert level with VMware VM foundational technologies for networks (S / DV Switches / NSX).
  • Expert level with VMware VM foundational technologies for storage (Datastores, vSAN, vVols).
  • Additional technologies a plus : OpenStack, Red Hat Virtualization, Microsoft Hyper‑V, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure.
  • Experience across one or more vertical industry areas.
  • Ability to lead design workshops, create clear documentation, and provide knowledge transfer for Day‑0 / 1 / 2 planning.
  • Demonstrated track record of working in a strategic advisory role to senior IT and business executives.
  • Applied knowledge and experience working in agile, scrum, and DevOps teams.
  • Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
  • Willingness to travel to customer locations about 20‑30 weeks per year on average throughout North America.
  • Skill Set Evolution & Learning Path

  • At 2 months : Build production‑ready container and virtualization platforms integrated with existing enterprise systems; deploy source code into running, scalable containers and virtual machines in automated fashion at enterprise scale.
  • Within 6 months : Deliver customer requirements using Red Hat OpenShift; develop project plans aligned with Red Hat technologies; understand how Red Hat’s technologies can transform IT practices at large organizations.
  • Within 12 months : Implement complex, large‑scale container platform solutions in challenging customer environments; help other consultants implement large‑scale IT solutions with container technologies; contribute lessons learned, best practices, and how‑tos; apply new technologies, frameworks, or methodologies to container platforms.
  • Salary

    Salary range : $127,860.00 – $211,080.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

    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 remote‑US locations, the actual salary range 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 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 : 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. We empower people from different backgrounds to share ideas, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation. We welcome and encourage applicants from all dimensions of our global community.

    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 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.

    Application Process

    Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. If you need assistance completing our online job application, contact application‑assistance@redhat.com.

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