Software Architect - (Bogotá, Colombia)

About the Job: The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Software Architect with strong OpenShift experience to join us in our team. In this role, you will assess existing legacy systems based on the business and IT needs of clients and deliver optimal architecture and technology strategies. By leveraging APIs, micro-services, and container technology, you will enable flexible and rapid service delivery. Additionally, by advancing cloud migration and system optimization, you will support clients in accelerating their digital transformation (DX) and building a sustainable IT infrastructure. Through collaboration with Red Hat products and global teams, you will drive enterprise architecture modernization and comprehensively lead each project. Close communication with clients and teams will be essential as you strive for project success and deliver solid strategies that enhance client competitiveness. What you will do: Analyze business issues by listening to and understanding the customer's business and IT needs, and propose optimal solutions Regularly communicate with customers to build trust. Provide technical leadership and assist in the implementation of architectural design of solutions utilizing Red Hat products Work closely with the Red Hat Product Engineering, Business Development, Consulting, Support, and Sales teams to deliver exceptional customer experience Participate in internal initiatives, create consulting whitepapers, and update the knowledge base Serve as a senior trusted adviser to Red Hat’s customers and partners and play a key role in helping them develop their technology roadmap Initiate new projects, guide the implementation team, and monitor the progress of a project to ensure that it continues to conform to the overall architecture Collaborate with the broader regional and global Red Hat’s teams to deploy our application modernization capabilities What you will bring: 8+ years of experience working with enterprise customers on a range of development and deployment projects Successful experience in a senior technical post sales or partner-facing role, specifically consulting experience in solving customer issues and driving project Proven record of developing relationships at engineering, commercial, and executive levels Solid knowledge of web service and micro-services architectures Experience architecting, designing, developing, and managing mission-critical applications Knowledge of enterprise integration technologies, architecture, and concepts. For example, Apache Camel and Apache Kafka Experience working with at least one version control software tool  Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English The following is considered a plus: Experience using container-based technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift is a big plus Experience onboarding applications and application teams onto cloud or container platforms introducing DevOps, continuous delivery (CD) and application lifecycle management Red Hat Certifications are considered a plus #LI-PM1  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. 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