Principal Solution Architect
Red Hat
Unknown, Virginia
Full-Time
$211,650
RemoteSenior
About The Role:
Use your technical knowledge and excellent communication skills in Red Hat to build trusted relationships and provide technical account management for our customers. The Red Hat North America (NA) Telco team is looking for a Principal Solutions Architect to join us preferably in Philadelphia, PA, Denver, CO or any US location for the right candidate. In this role, you will guide new business with some of Red Hat’s most strategic accounts covering the top Cable providers in the US. You’ll help our team create solutions and advocate compelling solutions to customers working with internal product teams and partners. To achieve this, you’ll need passion for open source, a thorough understanding of business processes, and the ability to identify and create business solutions at the enterprise level. As a Principal Solutions Architect, you will specialize in architecting Red Hat’s open source technology in public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
What You Will do:
Educate customers on the capabilities of the Red Hat solutions portfolio and conduct presentations and live demonstrations of the solutions
Build trusted relationships with customers’ technical staff and leadership
Identify and qualify opportunities; sell the value of Red Hat solutions
Manage and carry out complex demos and proofs of concept
Architect complex solutions that achieve customer requirements
Gain deep understanding of customer environments and use cases and be the advocate for customer priorities with the business unit (BU)
Provide overall technical account management
What You Bring:
10+ years of experience as a sales engineer, solutions architect, or equivalent role with large enterprise accounts
Extensive knowledge and experience with emerging technology in areas where Red Hat competes including DevOps, microservices, cloud platforms, software defined storage, container platform and orchestration, and virtualization, including NFV
Cable industry experience
Hybrid cloud experience
5+ years of experience with Linux in the areas of system administration and integration
Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills
Willingness to travel up to 50%
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
The following will be considered a plus:
Open source experience
Practical experience with Red Hat or competitive solutions
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Pay Transparency
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About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterpriseopen 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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