Senior Red Hat Architect, Hybrid Cloud and Data

IBM

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TL;DR · Senior Red Hat Architect, Hybrid Cloud and Data

As a Senior Red Hat Architect within the IBM Technology and Red Hat Practice, you will serve as the technical lead for federal mission systems. You will design and deliver secure hybrid cloud platforms, translating complex requirements into mission-ready solutions across unclassified, air-gapped, and SCIF environments. Your daily responsibilities include owning technical credibility for platform pursuits, building core accelerators like STIG-hardened OpenShift reference architectures, and managing VMware migration factories. You will utilize a technical stack including Red Hat OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, HashiCorp Terraform, and HashiCorp Vault. The role requires expertise in deploying Kubernetes-native platforms to meet FedRAMP, DISA STIG, and IL5 or IL6 security standards. You will also develop continuous Authority to Operate automation pipelines to accelerate delivery for federal clients.

What you'll do

  • Serve as the client-facing technical authority to shape and win platform engagements valued at $3M and above.
  • Design and deliver secure hybrid cloud platforms using Red Hat OpenShift, Ansible, Terraform, and Vault.
  • Deploy and harden Kubernetes-native platforms to meet FedRAMP, DISA STIG, and IL5/IL6 security standards.
  • Build and maintain core practice accelerators, including STIG-hardened reference architectures and cATO automation pipelines.
  • Lead technical demonstrations and proofs of concept to establish differentiation in competitive federal pursuits.
  • Translate complex platform requirements into deployable, mission-ready solutions for air-gapped and SCIF environments.
  • Execute VMware migration factory projects to compress delivery timelines for federal clients.

What we're looking for

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
  • Ten or more years of enterprise platform engineering or architecture experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Ansible Automation Platform in production.
  • Hands-on expertise deploying and hardening Kubernetes-native platforms to DISA STIG, FedRAMP, and IL5 or IL6 requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering hybrid cloud infrastructure for federal clients across DoD, civilian, or intelligence community environments.
  • Client-facing experience leading technical solutioning on engagements valued at $3M and above.
  • Active Secret clearance or higher (preferred).
  • Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) or equivalent advanced Red Hat certifications in OpenShift and Ansible (preferred).

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