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Principal Solution Architect

Solutions EngineerSolutions EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 10,001+Since 1993H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

North Carolina + 2 moreAll locations: North Carolina | Pennsylvania | Virginia

Posted

6 days ago

Salary

$211.7K - $349.3K / year

Seniority

Lead

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishCloudLinuxMicroservicesOpen Source

Job Description

Principal Solution Architect

Red Hat

• Use your technical knowledge and excellent communication skills in Red Hat to build trusted relationships and provide technical account management for our customers. • Guide new business with some of Red Hat’s most strategic accounts covering the top Cable providers in the US. • Help our team create solutions and advocate compelling solutions to customers working with internal product teams and partners. • Educate customers on the capabilities of the Red Hat solutions portfolio and conduct presentations and live demonstrations of the solutions. • Build trusted relationships with customers’ technical staff and leadership. • Identify and qualify opportunities; sell the value of Red Hat solutions. • Manage and carry out complex demos and proofs of concept. • Architect complex solutions that achieve customer requirements. • Gain deep understanding of customer environments and use cases and be the advocate for customer priorities with the business unit (BU). • Provide overall technical account management.

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience as a sales engineer, solutions architect, or equivalent role with large enterprise accounts
  • Extensive knowledge and experience with emerging technology in areas where Red Hat competes including DevOps, microservices, cloud platforms, software defined storage, container platform and orchestration, and virtualization, including NFV
  • Cable industry experience
  • Hybrid cloud experience
  • 5+ years of experience with Linux in the areas of system administration and integration
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
  • Open source experience (considered a plus)
  • Practical experience with Red Hat or competitive solutions (considered a plus)
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)(considered a plus)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
  • Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
  • Retirement 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
  • Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
  • Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

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