Senior Architect, OpenShift Application Platform

At Red Hat, we connect an innovative community of customers, partners, and contributors to deliver an open-source stack of trusted, high-performing solutions. We offer cloud, application development, storage, operating system, and virtualization technologies, together with award-winning global customer support, consulting, and implementation services.

About the role

The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Senior Architect, OpenShift App Platform with deep technical, strategic, and business leadership in modern application platforms. In this role, you will design and guide the implementation of complex solutions that help customers modernize their software delivery. You will work directly with customer architecture, development, and operations teams to understand their challenges and demonstrate how Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) can enhance operational efficiency, developer productivity, and business velocity. You will serve as a subject matter expert, delivering workshops, proofs of concept, and tailored demonstrations that articulate the value of AI-assisted development tools and modern software delivery pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect and Design: Lead the design of complex, production-grade solutions based on Red Hat OpenShift, focusing on Internal Developer Platforms (like Red Hat Developer Hub/Backstage), CI/CD modernization, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Customer Engagement: Lead technical discovery sessions and workshops to identify customer challenges and demonstrate the value of Red Hat's portfolio. Build strategic relationships and become a trusted advisor to senior technical and business leaders within customer organizations.
• Technical Leadership: Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on Platform Engineering and AI-Assisted Application Modernization for customer and internal teams, guiding them through design, pilot, and production deployments.
• Problem Solving: Work with customers to identify challenges and blockers to the adoption of modern software delivery practices and collaborate with them to address their technical and business requirements.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Red Hat's product, engineering, professional services, and sales teams to ensure a world-class customer experience.
• Thought Leadership: Develop and share best practices, reusable assets, and architectural patterns for application modernization, contribute to whitepapers and webinars, and speak at industry conferences.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a senior technology role like enterprise architecture, consulting, or sales engineering, with a focus on large-scale infrastructure solutions and platform adoption.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience building and managing Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), optimizing developer workflows, and streamlining the path to production.
• Direct, practical experience with AI-assisted coding assistants, AI-driven application modernization, and integrating LLMs/AI services into enterprise software delivery.
• Significant experience with Kubernetes and container platform deployments in large organizations, preferably with Red Hat OpenShift.
• Deep understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines, GitOps methodologies (e.g., ArgoCD, Tekton), and microservices architectures.
• Deep knowledge of Linux operating systems, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or its derivatives, in production enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand customer challenges and build long-lasting relationships.
• Willingness to travel to customer locations regularly.

Qualifications (Considered a plus)

• Experience with automation frameworks and tools like Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
• Red Hat certifications (e.g., Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization, RHCA, RHCE).
• Experience with one or more public cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with Red Hat Lightspeed or integrating AI models into existing enterprise development toolchains.
• Experience in a consulting or professional services role for a major software company.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $134,050.00 - $221,210.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity.

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
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Family planning reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transportation expense account
• Employee assistance program

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.