Infrastructure Architect - Red Hat Consulting (UK Defence)

Join Red Hat Consulting and Infrastructure Architect - Red Hat Consulting (UK Defence) of cutting-edge technologies that empower customers with freedom, flexibility, choice, and performance.

As an Infrastructure Architect in the UK, you will work closely with our defence customers to understand their strategic infrastructure 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.

Note: This role requires active UK highest-level defence security clearance.

What you will do:

• Act as the lead technical architect and subject matter expert on-site, translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure architectures.

• 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.

• Architect and prototype solutions using Red Hat’s portfolio (OpenShift, Ansible, RHEL) to solve complex business and mission challenges.

• Provide technical leadership and governance for implementation teams, ensuring solutions are built to specification and align with best practices.

• Engage with senior stakeholders(both technical and non-technical) to present design proposals, articulate their value, and define strategic technology roadmaps.

• Stay at the forefront of technology, evaluating emerging trends and applying new Red Hat solutions to meet evolving customer needs.

What you will bring:

• Active, highest-level UK defence security clearance is essential.

• Deep, expert-level knowledgeof Linux system administration (RHEL preferred) and performance tuning.

• Proven architectural and hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and the surrounding cloud-native ecosystem.

• Strong background in designing and leading enterprise-scale hybrid cloud implementations and performing business impact assessments.

• Expertise with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and automation technologies, particularly Red Hat Ansible, Terraform, or similar.

• Extensive experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., RHEV/oVirt, VMware) in large-scale enterprise environments.

• Demonstrable experience creating detailed technical architecture documentation (HLD, LLD, network diagrams).

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to senior leadership and technical teams.

• Strategic problem-solving skills with a proven ability to manage technical designs, risks, and project deliverables.

• Willingness to travel to customer sites as required (potentially 25-50%).

About Red Hat

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