<div><p>Join Red Hat Consulting as an Architect of cutting-edge technologies that empower customers with freedom, flexibility, choice, and performance.</p></div><div><p>As an Architect in the UK, you will work closely with our customers to understand their strategic and business goals, designing and delivering tailored, high-performance solutions. You'll leverage your deep expertise in cloud and infrastructure technologies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment to architect the adoption of Red Hat’s open source solutions.</p><p></p><p><b>What you will do:</b></p><ul><li><p>Act as the lead technical architect and subject matter expert on-site, translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure architectures.</p></li><li><p>Own the end-to-end infrastructure design process, from initial workshops and problem identification to creating high-level (HLD) and low-level (LLD) design documentation.</p></li><li><p>Architect and prototype solutions using Red Hat’s portfolio (OpenShift, Ansible, RHEL) to solve complex business and mission challenges.</p></li><li><p>Provide technical leadership and governance for implementation teams, ensuring solutions are built to specification and align with best practices.</p></li><li><p>Engage with senior stakeholders (both technical and non-technical) to present design proposals, articulate their value, and define strategic technology roadmaps.</p></li><li><p>Stay at the forefront of technology, evaluating emerging trends and applying new Red Hat solutions to meet evolving customer needs.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>What you will bring:</b></p><ul><li><p>Deep, expert-level knowledge of Linux system administration (RHEL preferred) and performance tuning.</p></li><li><p>Proven architectural and hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and the surrounding cloud-native ecosystem.</p></li><li><p>Strong background in designing and leading enterprise-scale hybrid cloud implementations and performing business impact assessments.</p></li><li><p>Expertise with <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">infrastructure-as-code</span> (IaC) and automation technologies, particularly Red Hat Ansible, Terraform, or similar.</p></li><li><p>Extensive experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., RHEV/oVirt, VMware) in large-scale enterprise environments.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrable experience creating detailed technical architecture documentation (HLD, LLD, network diagrams).</p></li><li><p>Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to senior leadership and technical teams.</p></li><li><p>Strategic problem-solving skills with a proven ability to manage technical designs, risks, and project deliverables.</p></li><li><p>Willingness to travel to customer sites as required (potentially 25-50%).</p></li></ul></div><p></p><p><b>About Red Hat</b></p><p><a href="https://www.redhat.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u>Red Hat</u></a><span> is the world’s leading provider of enterprise</span><a href="https://www.redhat.com/en/about/open-source" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span> </span><u>open source</u></a><span> 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.</span></p><p></p><p><b>Inclusion at Red Hat</b><br>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.</p><p></p><p><b>Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)</b><br>Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.</p><h3><br>Red Hat does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. 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