Senior Architect, OpenShift Application Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Oversee the design of intricate, production-ready solutions utilizing Red Hat OpenShift, with an emphasis on Internal Developer Platforms (such as Red Hat Developer Hub/Backstage), CI/CD modernization, and AI-enhanced workflows.

• Facilitate technical discovery sessions and workshops to pinpoint customer challenges and showcase the advantages of Red Hat's offerings.

• Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert in Platform Engineering and AI-Assisted Application Modernization for both customer and internal teams, assisting them through the design, pilot, and production deployment phases.

• Collaborate with customers to recognize obstacles and impediments to adopting modern software delivery practices, working with them to meet their technical and business needs.

• Partner closely with Red Hat's product, engineering, professional services, and sales teams to guarantee a top-notch customer experience.

• Create and disseminate best practices, reusable assets, and architectural frameworks for application modernization, contribute to whitepapers and webinars, and present at industry conferences.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in a senior technology position such as enterprise architecture, consulting, or sales engineering, concentrating on large-scale infrastructure solutions and platform adoption.

• Extensive expertise and hands-on experience in constructing and managing Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), enhancing developer workflows, and expediting the production process.

• Direct, practical experience with AI-assisted coding tools, AI-driven application modernization, and the integration of LLMs/AI services into enterprise software delivery.

• Significant experience with Kubernetes and container platform implementations in large organizations, preferably utilizing Red Hat OpenShift.

• Profound understanding of contemporary CI/CD pipelines, GitOps methodologies (like ArgoCD and Tekton), and microservices architectures.

• In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or its derivatives, in enterprise production settings.

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities, with a talent for comprehending customer challenges and fostering enduring relationships.

• Readiness to travel to customer locations as needed.

🏝️ 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!