Cloud Solution Architect

As the Senior Red Hat Architect within the IBM Technology and Red Hat Practice, you are the hybrid cloud platform technical lead for federal mission systems. You bring deep expertise in OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, and the broader Red Hat stack, and you apply it to stand up FedRAMP-authorized hybrid cloud at IL5 and IL6 with full Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance. You operate at federal classification depth, from unclassified through air-gapped and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) environments, and you translate complex platform requirements into deployable, mission-ready solutions. You are both a builder and a closer. You own the technical credibility that wins platform engagements and the delivery rigor that executes them. Your primary responsibilities include the following. Serve as the client-facing technical authority on platform pursuits, partnering with Account Leaders to shape opportunities and convert them into signed engagements of $3M and above. Design and deliver secure hybrid cloud platforms, drawing on Red Hat OpenShift, Ansible, HashiCorp Terraform, and HashiCorp Vault to integrate world-class solutions at federal classification depth. Build and own the practice's core accelerators, including STIG-hardened OpenShift reference architectures, the VMware migration factory, and continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) automation pipelines, compressing delivery timelines by 40 to 60 percent against blank-whiteboard alternatives. Lead platform demonstrations and proofs of concept that establish technical differentiation in competitive pursuits. Collaborate with peer practices, IBM Technology, and Red Hat field teams to deliver integrated joint pursuits that expand deal size and advance the platform-layer strategy.