Solutions Architect - RedHat & OpenShift

About the Role

The Solutions Architect will be part of the US Solution Delivery team and is responsible for designing, deploying, and operationalizing enterprise-scale Red Hat platforms including OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, and RHEL across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. This role is delivery-focused and platform-first - combining deep technical architecture with hands-on engineering oversight. The architect ensures platform security, scalability, and Day-2 readiness, while preparing the environment for AI-native evolution and Secure AI Factory integration.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Platform Ownership

• Architect end-to-end OpenShift, AAP, and RHEL deployments across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
• Define platform landing zones, cluster topology, multi-tenancy boundaries, and trust zones
• Produce HLD/LLD emphasizing resiliency, GitOps alignment, and Day-2 operability
• Design secure workload onboarding models (CI/CD patterns, image/registry governance, namespace guardrails)
• Architect storage and data layer integration (ODF/CSI drivers) based on workload profiles
• Govern identity and policy integration (RBAC, OIDC/LDAP, service mesh/east-west security)
• Serve as platform design authority ensuring delivery aligns with Red Hat architecture standards

Platform Engineering & Day-2 Operations

• Deploy and operationalize OpenShift clusters including install, scaling, operators, and lifecycle governance
• Implement Day-2 automation via GitOps/Ansible for upgrades, drift prevention, health remediation, and cert rotation
• Build observability and SRE operability (logging/metrics/tracing, RCA workflows, HA validation)
• Govern resource quotas, tenancy, security posture, and workload placement
• Enable disaster recovery/backup strategies and continuity planning for cluster + workloads
• Standardize IaC/GitOps pipelines to ensure consistent platform configuration across environments

Customer Consulting & Technical Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise platform, DevOps, and cloud engineering teams
• Partner with presales / solution engineering to validate sizing, feasibility, and deployment readiness
• Mentor platform engineers to uplift architecture discipline and Day-2 maturity
• Develop reusable platform baselines, reference patterns, and architectural collateral

Secure AI Factory & Next-Gen Alignment

• Prepare OpenShift environments for AI-native security and Secure AI Factory adoption
• Build capability alignment with Cisco AI Fabric, Cisco AI Defense, and Cisco Hypershield
• Support convergence of OpenShift + AI security + automation fabric for secure workload design
• Mature deployments toward AI-assisted Day-2 ops and adaptive policy enforcement

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure delivery, or architecture roles
• 4+ years deploying or architecting OpenShift and/or Ansible in production
• Strong knowledge of Linux, containers, platform security, networking, TLS/PKI, HA/DR
• Hands-on with DevSecOps, GitOps, IaC, and automation frameworks
• Proven experience in customer-facing architecture or consulting leadership

Preferred Skills

• Red Hat certifications (RHCE, EX280, AAP Specialist or equivalent)
• Experience with multi-cluster/multi-tenant architecture
• Familiarity with service mesh / east-west security / workload isolation
• Understanding of AI-native security models and Secure AI Factory adoption path

Why This Role Matters

This role transitions customers from infrastructure-centric environments into modern Red Hat platform architectures that are secure, cloud-native, automation-driven, and future-ready for AI-assisted operations. It ensures platforms are not only deployed - but architected for long-term resilience, policy governance, and intelligent Day-2 operation.

Salary Range

$140,000 to $170,000 USD annually