Senior Engineering Partner Manager

Red Hat

Senior Engineering Partner Manager at Red Hat responsible for technical alignment with partners. Engage with partners to maximize integration success and deliver joint solutions.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $126,818 - $198,630 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesOpenStackVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage with partners to understand integration needs and define product integration points.
Evaluate partner and platform components for compatibility with Red Hat technologies.
Act as a subject matter expert representative for both Red Hat product portfolio and partner products.
Collaborate with product, architecture, and partner engineering teams.
Establish and lead engineering-to-engineering collaboration between Red Hat and partners.
Guide partners in overcoming technical development and testing challenges.
Lead cross-functional engineering reviews to ensure enterprise-grade standards are met.
Coordinate with teams to validate that software updates function correctly.
Lead regular partner interlocks with Red Hat Ecosystem stakeholders.
Work with partners to create go-to market collaterals and presentations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering Technology or related field.
Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related role.
Five (5) years of experience with managing partner escalations and customer success metrics.
Five (5) years of experience with technical support engineering, partner engineering, or network solutions engineering in cloud or telecom domains.
Five (5) years of direct engagement experience with strategic partners or customers in technical planning and issue resolution.
Five (5) years of experience as an OpenStack and Kubernetes team lead.
Four (4) years of experience seeking out technical understanding and strategic buy-in with senior engineering and/or business leaders.
Three (3) years of experience with designing and deploying virtualized network functions (VNFs) and working with OpenStack, Kubernetes, VMware, and major cloud providers.
Three (3) years leading discussions with technology partners to discuss roadmap alignment and engineering-to-engineering collaboration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity.
Flexible work arrangements.
Professional development opportunities.
Paid time off.

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Hard Skills & Tools

OpenStackKubernetesvirtualized network functions (VNFs)technical support engineeringpartner engineeringnetwork solutions engineeringcloud computingtelecommunicationssoftware updates validationengineering reviews

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershipproblem-solvingcommunicationtechnical planningissue resolutionstakeholder engagementcross-functional teamworkstrategic buy-inpartner management