Senior Architect – Defense

Red Hat

Senior Architect working with Red Hat Consulting in the Netherlands. Engaging with customers on infrastructure and cloud technology solutions.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Red Hat technologies and open source solutions, with a strong focus on customer engagement and problem-solving in IT consulting. Proficient in infrastructure and cloud technologies, with a commitment to continuous learning and adaptation to customer needs.

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Red Hat Technologies ExpertiseConsulting ExperienceInfrastructure and Cloud TechnologiesRed Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)Excellent Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Red Hat SatelliteRed Hat VirtualizationRed Hat Ansible Automation PlatformRed Hat OpenStack PlatformRed Hat OpenShiftKubernetesChefPuppetSoftware Delivery Life CycleApplication Development Practices

Soft Skills

Customer-Facing SkillsProfessional Incident ResponseAdaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Industry Keywords

Open Source SolutionsVirtualizationContainersIT ConsultingProblem IdentificationSystem ArchitectureSoftware SpecificationTestingDeployment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleChefCloudOpenShiftOpen SourceOpenStackPuppet

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Upskill knowledge in Red Hat technologies using Red Hat University and support from the wider consulting team to apply these concepts to customer needs
Serve as a subject matter expert at the customer site, addressing technical, developmental, or strategic IT needs
Manage problem identification, system architecture definition, software specification and design, testing, and deployment of open source solutions
Learn about new technologies and apply these concepts to customer needs
Adapt to changing customer requirements
Respond to incidents, escalations, and exceptions in a professional manner

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field of study, or alternatively, equivalent work experience and/or industry recognised certifications (particularly RH certifications)
5 + years experience working in a consulting role, or similar
Experience or knowledge of infrastructure and cloud technologies - e.g. enterprise use of virtualization or containers
Foundational awareness of modern application development practices and the software delivery life cycle
Good customer-facing skills; ability to present to customers and guide customer interactions
Knowledge of one or more of Red Hat's infrastructure solutions like Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Virtualization, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform or Red Hat Ansible Tower, Red Hat OpenStack Platform, or Red Hat OpenShift would be great - but we would also consider people with K8 / Chef / Puppet experience etc
Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) certification is a plus, and/or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification, or the willingness to gain this certification in the early stages of your career with Red Hat
Willingness to travel according to project needs
Excellent communication skills in English; Dutch strongly preferred
Dutch or EU citizenship.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities
Work from home options
Health insurance
Paid vacation