Consultant, Ansible

Summary

Red Hat provides enterprise open source software solutions, including Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. The Consultant will deliver hands-on technical implementations and enablement for customers, support scalable enterprise technology infrastructures, and help promote Red Hat solutions through technical expertise and consulting skills.

Responsibilities

• Support customers in building enterprise technology infrastructures that are scalable, optimally managed, and adaptable to technological improvements using Red Hat technological solutions
• Continuously learn, grow, and adapt to new skills and technologies
• Travel frequently (20-30 weeks per year) to work alongside leading financial services, retail, telecommunications, and institutional customers
• Understanding of how to build technical solutions, integrated with existing enterprise systems, with technical guidance
• Learn technologies and consulting skills to enhance your abilities through enablements designed and taught by Red Hat experts and Red Hat certification
• Gain exposure and collaboration within Red Hat Customer Success & the larger organization through everyday networking and community events
• Collaborate on the successful delivery of customer projects as a technical contributor through expertise on Red Hat’s technologies
• Knowledge of how a customer use case can be developed into a project plan and how those requirements align with Red Hat’s technologies
• Continue expanding your knowledge and network, both internal and external, through enablement, communities, customers, and meetups
• Successfully implementing complex, enterprise solutions in customer environments as part of the delivery team
• Engage and share with our internal and external communities of practice on lessons learned, best practices, and how-tos

Skills

• This position requires the willingness to travel up to 20-30 weeks per year on average across North America
• • Experience with delivering an implementation as part of a project team based on an architectural design
• • Demonstrated ability to contribute to a technical project, including collaborating on project timelines and maintaining project and technical documentation
• • Ability to understand stakeholder needs and set expectations regarding project timelines and scope of work
• • Experience working collaboratively across diverse teams and stakeholders
• • A desire to mentor
• • Base-level experience using and configuring Linux systems, and an understanding of configuration as code
• • Experience with scripting languages (YAML, Python, etc.)
• • Intermediate level and hands-on experience with automation technologies (ex: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt, Powershell, etc)
• • Understanding of the advantages of automation in a complex environment
• • Some experience using or configuring cloud technologies, including container management and/or orchestration
• Red Hat will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship
• • Previous exposure to or practical experience with Ansible Automation Platform is a plus for applicants
• • Possesses an intermediate-level understanding of technologies related to core IT systems and concepts such as infrastructure, networking, storage, and security

Qualifications

Must Haves

• This position requires the willingness to travel up to 20-30 weeks per year on average across North America
• • Experience with delivering an implementation as part of a project team based on an architectural design
• • Demonstrated ability to contribute to a technical project, including collaborating on project timelines and maintaining project and technical documentation
• • Ability to understand stakeholder needs and set expectations regarding project timelines and scope of work
• • Experience working collaboratively across diverse teams and stakeholders
• • A desire to mentor
• • Base-level experience using and configuring Linux systems, and an understanding of configuration as code
• • Experience with scripting languages (YAML, Python, etc.)
• • Intermediate level and hands-on experience with automation technologies (ex: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt, Powershell, etc)
• • Understanding of the advantages of automation in a complex environment
• • Some experience using or configuring cloud technologies, including container management and/or orchestration
• Red Hat will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship

Nice to Haves

• • Previous exposure to or practical experience with Ansible Automation Platform is a plus for applicants
• • Possesses an intermediate-level understanding of technologies related to core IT systems and concepts such as infrastructure, networking, storage, and security

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Paid time off and holidays (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Paid parental leave plans for all new parents (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Employee stock purchase plan (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Family planning reimbursement (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Tuition reimbursement (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Transportation expense account (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• Employee assistance program (applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States)
• This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity.
• An intensive customized training program on Red Hat technologies and Customer Success solutions
• Red Hat certification
• Enablements designed and taught by Red Hat experts
• Associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role.