Infrastructure Architect - Red Hat Consulting Defence

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**** 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 (Open Shift, 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 knowledge
** of Linux system administration (RHEL preferred) and performance tuning.
* ** Proven architectural and hands-on experience
** with Red Hat Open Shift, 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%).
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