Red Hat

Senior Principal Specialist, Solution Architect

Red Hat

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Sydney • Australia

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPython

About the role

  • Create and steer functional plans that align with the company's long-term goals.
  • Drive vision and innovation for new products impacting the company's reputation as a global leader.
  • Lead a broader team of professional staff and serve as a regional or global subject matter expert.
  • Identify, architect, and help sell high-value IT automation solutions applicable across APAC.
  • Lead the technical discovery, design, and architecture of complex Ansible Automation Platform solutions for enterprise customers.
  • Provide advanced guidance, mentorship, and technical oversight to client teams, partners, and internal sales/delivery teams.
  • Deliver compelling technical presentations, solution demonstrations, and workshops to diverse audiences.
  • Drive the adoption, expansion, and strategic roadmap of automation initiatives across IT environments.

Requirements

  • Extensive, demonstrated, hands-on experience with the Ansible Automation Platform preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to master technologies is a must.
  • Deep architectural understanding of IT automation principles, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), Configuration Management, DevOps methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Proven history in a principal-level customer-facing role (e.g., Principal Solutions Architect, Consulting Engineer) dealing with Enterprise accounts.
  • Expertise in automating across multiple domains, such as networking, security, cloud provisioning (AWS, Azure, or GCP), operating systems, and virtualization.
  • Fluency in scripting languages relevant to automation, such as Python.
  • Relevant industry certifications are highly desirable (e.g., Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation or related cloud/DevOps certifications).
Benefits
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development
  • Inclusion and collaboration culture
  • Equal opportunity employer
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Hard Skills & Tools
Ansible Automation Platforminfrastructure-as-codeConfiguration ManagementDevOps methodologiesCI/CD pipelinesscripting languagesPythonIT automationcloud provisioningvirtualization
Soft Skills
leadershipmentorshiptechnical oversightcommunicationpresentation skillsinnovationteam collaborationstrategic planningcustomer-facing skillsproblem-solving
Certifications
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation