Senior Red Hat Architect (Hybrid Cloud)

Location: Hybrid in Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, Washington, Reston, McLean, Herndon, Bethesda, or Ashburn, Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia, United States. Some travel may be required based on business demand. Candidates must be able to work without current or future visa sponsorship.

Salary: $185,000–$285,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global Consulting provides business and technology transformation, strategy, experience, technology, and operations services, including hybrid cloud and AI solutions.

What you will do

• Serve as the client-facing technical authority for federal platform pursuits and partner with Account Leaders to convert opportunities into signed engagements valued at $3M and above.
• Design and deliver secure hybrid cloud platforms using Red Hat OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, HashiCorp Terraform, and HashiCorp Vault.
• Stand up FedRAMP-authorized platforms for IL5 and IL6 environments with full DISA STIG compliance across unclassified, air-gapped, and SCIF environments.
• Build and own STIG-hardened OpenShift reference architectures, a VMware migration factory, and continuous Authority to Operate automation pipelines.
• Lead platform demonstrations and proofs of concept and collaborate with hirify.global Technology, Red Hat field teams, and peer practices on joint pursuits.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of enterprise platform engineering or architecture experience, with production experience in Red Hat OpenShift and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Hands-on experience deploying and hardening Kubernetes-native platforms to federal security standards, including DISA STIG, FedRAMP, and IL5 or IL6 requirements.
• Experience designing and delivering hybrid cloud infrastructure for federal clients across Department of Defense, civilian, or intelligence community environments.
• Client-facing experience leading technical solutioning for engagements valued at $3M and above, including solution design, estimation, and pursuit support.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.
• Red Hat Certified Architect or equivalent advanced Red Hat certifications in OpenShift and Ansible.
• Experience with air-gapped, SCIF, or tactical edge deployments, including Iron Bank operator catalogs and MicroShift.
• Familiarity with the hirify.global platform stack, including Instana, Turbonomic, and HashiCorp products, in federal operations contexts.
• Working knowledge of continuous Authority to Operate pipelines and DevSecOps practices in classified or regulated environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid consulting role with collaboration across hirify.global Consulting, hirify.global Technology, Red Hat, and peer practices.
• Healthcare coverage may include medical, prescription, dental, vision, and mental health benefits.
• Financial benefits may include 401(k), pension, stock purchase, life insurance, disability coverage, and performance-based salary incentives.
• Paid time off includes holidays, sick time, vacation, parental bonding leave, and other paid care leave programs.
• Training resources, AI-driven learning, certifications, employee resource groups, volunteering opportunities, and product discounts are available to eligible employees.