Senior Cloud Consultant

The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Senior Cloud Consultant to join us in Zurich, Switzerland.

In this role, you will work as a subject matter expert in Red Hat's infrastructure and cloud technology. You'll provide insights on best practices around automation, reliability, scalability, maintainability, high availability, and failover setups, and lead the on-site delivery and implementation of Red Hat's technology that offers freedom, flexibility, and outstanding performance. You will gain an in-depth understanding of our customers' infrastructures and business challenges, making relevant recommendations for their environments. This is a valuable opportunity to enhance your knowledge base and thrive in a dynamic environment advocating Red Hat's solutions.

What you will do

• Implement automated, containerized cloud application platform solutions with a focus on infrastructure concerns including networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability, and system resilience
• Act as a subject matter expert on-site, addressing technical, developmental, or strategic IT requirements
• Acquire proficiency in new technologies and apply them to meet customer needs
• Adjust to evolving customer demands
• Oversee problem identification, system architecture definition, software specification and design, testing, and deployment of intricate open source solutions
• Handle incidents, escalations, and exceptions professionally
• Deliver high-quality results both on-site and post-engagement, aligning with the project's timeline and scope, which includes project journals, status reports, and other standard documentation

What you will bring

• Previous experience in a consulting capacity
• Strong customer-facing skills; ability to engage with customers and lead interactions
• Exceptional knowledge of infrastructure technologies at a delivery level
• Experience implementing container technologies in an enterprise environment and managing enterprise-wide deployments
• Familiarity with one or more of Red Hat's infrastructure solutions like Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), or Ansible Automation Platform
• Understanding of the open source community
• Superior analytical, problem-solving, and planning abilities
• Willingness to travel within the region
• Experience onboarding applications and application teams onto cloud or container platforms, integrating DevOps, continuous delivery (CD), and application lifecycle management
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in German and English
• Red Hat Certifications are a valuable asset

About Red Hat
is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions worldwide, utilizing a community-powered approach to deliver top-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. With a presence in over 40 countries, our team members have the flexibility to choose their preferred work environment, whether in-office, fully remote, or office-flex. At Red Hat, we foster a culture that encourages all team members to share their innovative ideas, regardless of their position or tenure. Known for our openness and inclusivity, we are at the forefront of open source technology. We seek imaginative, enthusiastic individuals prepared to contribute their ideas, tackle complex challenges, and drive positive change. The road to success is open. Come and join us.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Red Hat
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