Red hat Cleared Senior Solution Architect - Public Sector UK 

United Kingdom 

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What you will need:

• Engage Business Decision Makers: Align solutions with the business goals of stakeholders such as CTOs, CIOs, and department heads.

• Lead and orchestrate between customer stakeholders and Red Hat’s specialist teams to address business goals, technical needs, and growth plans.

• Design and implement end-to-end architecture solutions leveraging Red Hat’s product portfolio and gain customer agreement to your strategy and vision.

• Serve as the primary technical account leader and trusted advisor to ensure successful implementation and integration.

• Provide proactive technical guidance, best practices, and architectural recommendations tailored to each customer’s unique environment.

• Lead solution architecture workshops, technical deep dives, and proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives to validate and demonstrate Red Hat’s capabilities.

• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to influence product roadmaps based on customer feedback and real-world use cases.

• Develop and present technical documentation, architecture designs, and operational procedures to support customers in their ongoing use of Red Hat solutions.

• Mentor and support customer technical teams to ensure they are equipped with the skills and knowledge to maximise their investment in Red Hat products.

• Be a customer evangelist, stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and Red Hat product advancements to advance customers in their modernisation and digital transformation journeys.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.

• 8+ years of experience in technical account management, solution architecture, or consulting, preferably in an enterprise software or open-source environment.

• Extensive knowledge of Red Hat’s portfolio, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, and related products.

• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization, Kubernetes, and DevOps tools and practices.

• Proven ability to architect complex solutions, incorporating infrastructure, application, and integration layers.

• Demonstrated experience in a customer-facing role with a strong focus on customer success, troubleshooting, and relationship-building.

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Currently hold or willing to be sponsored for HM Government clearances.

• Red Hat certifications (e.g., RHCSA, RHCE, or RHCA) are highly desirable.

• Required to travel to visit customers in the UK.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, software-defined networking, and virtualization technologies.

• Familiarity with IT automation and configuration management tools, especially Ansible.

• Proven success working with enterprise customers in a strategic or advisory capacity.

• Strong project management and organisational skills.