Technical Account Manager - Ansible

Red Hat's FSI Technical Account Management team is looking for an enterprise-level engineer with a background in Ansible Automation Platform technology to join us remotely in the Central or Eastern United States. In this role, you will partner closely with a financial services customer to provide architectural guidance and implementation advice for the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

Primary responsibilities include acting as a crucial liaison between the customer, the company, and organizations across Red Hat. Much of your focus will be on facilitating communication, coordination, and collaboration across different teams to ensure the successful implementation and optimization of Red Hat's multi-product solutions. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, communication skills, and strategic thinking to bridge gaps, align objectives, and drive positive outcomes for all stakeholders involved.
Note: This role may come into contact with confidential or sensitive customer information requiring special treatment in accordance with Red Hat policies and applicable privacy laws.

Red Hat's FSI Technical Account Management team is looking for an enterprise-level engineer with a background in Ansible Automation Platform technology to join us remotely in the Central or Eastern United States. In this role, you will partner closely with a financial services customer to provide architectural guidance and implementation advice for the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Primary responsibilities include acting as a crucial liaison between the customer, the company, and organizations across Red Hat. Much of your focus will be on facilitating communication, coordination, and collaboration across different teams to ensure the successful implementation and optimization of Red Hat's multi-product solutions. This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise, communication skills, and strategic thinking to bridge gaps, align objectives, and drive positive outcomes for all stakeholders involved.
 

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary customer advocate within Red Hat, facilitating communication and collaboration across teams

• Deliver Red Hat portfolio roadmap updates and assist customers with product upgrades and implementation

• Rapidly learn and stay current with new technologies, including container orchestration, registries, build strategies, microservices, and automation environments

• Specialize in Ansible Automation Platform, providing expertise on its implementation and use

• Perform technical reviews to proactively identify and prevent issues, sharing knowledge across teams

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the customer's technical infrastructures, environments, hardware, and product usage

• Investigate and respond to support requests via various channels, including online, phone, video call, chat, etc.

• Provide strategic advice and guidance on current and future Red Hat products and solutions

• Manage customer cases, maintaining clear and concise documentation

• Collaborate with engineering, R&D, product management, and technical support teams

• Create and maintain technical documentation for issue resolution and knowledge sharing

• Manage and grow customer relationships through attentive, relationship-based support

• Visit customer sites as needed and ensure exceptional service experience

What You Will Bring

• Prior customer experience in a technical support, software development or engineering, or quality assurance organization

• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform and similar automation technologies, including Chef, Puppet, SaltStack, etc; broad knowledge of automation practices and principles

• Experience with configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure orchestration technologies

• Ability to manage and grow existing customer relationships by delivering proactive, relationship-based support

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to convey complex information to customers clearly and concisely

• Ability to manage multiple issues and projects

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related discipline (computer science or engineering is an advantage)
   

Desired Skills:

• Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes

• Experience with Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or a derivative

• Experience working in automation environments

• Software engineering background; experience with RPM-based Linux technologies

• Experience deploying applications in cloud environments

• Experience developing containerized applications

• Familiarity with source code management tools like Git or SVN

• Prior experience in a technical leadership or mentorship role

• A current Security certification, e.g. CISSP or CompTIA+

• A current Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification

Pay Transparency

Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. 

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.

Benefits
●    Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
●    Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
●    Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
●    Retirement 401(k) with employer match
●    Paid time off and holidays
●    Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
●    Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
●    Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more! 

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States. 

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Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)
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