[Remote] OpenShift Infrastructure - Senior Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Red Hat is a leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Container Infrastructure Consultant to join their Consulting team. The role involves designing and implementing Red Hat OpenShift infrastructure projects, focusing on container and virtualization technologies, while providing support to a variety of customers across different industries.ResponsibilitiesImplement automated, containerized solutions with a focus on infrastructure concerns including networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability and system resilienceLearn new technologies quickly, including container orchestration, container registries, container build strategies, cloud storage, and software-defined networksTravel frequently to work alongside leading financial services, retail, telecommunication, and institutional customersAfter joining Red Hat, you will go through an intensive training program on Kubernetes, and OpenShift technologies and related DevOps and GitOps topicsSkillsAssociates or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical disciplineExperience leading successful modern cloud platform enterprise-level projectsBare-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 policiesKubernetes/OpenShift: Cluster architecture, lifecycle management (IPI/UPI, Kubeadm), bare-metal deployment patterns (Metal3, Ironic), Day-2 operations, Operators, and GitOpsStorage: 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 AddOns 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 AzureExperience across one or more vertical industry areasAbility to lead design workshops, create clear documentation, and provide knowledge transfer for Day-0/1/2 planningDemonstrated track record of working in a strategic advisory role to senior IT and business executivesApplied knowledge and experience working in agile, scrum, and DevOps teamsExcellent written, verbal communication and presentation skillsWillingness to travel to customer locations about 20-30 weeks per year on average throughout North AmericaBenefitsComprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverageFlexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent careHealth Savings Account - high deductible medical planRetirement 401(k) with employer matchPaid time off and holidaysPaid parental leave plans for all new parentsLeave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leaveAdditional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!Company OverviewRed Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software solutions. It is a sub-organization of IBM. It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.redhat.com.Company H1B SponsorshipRed Hat has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 13 in 2026, 157 in 2025, 148 in 2024, 156 in 2023, 181 in 2022, 154 in 2021, 106 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.