Junior Consultant (NAPS)

Red Hat • Tysons Corner, VA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the customer delivery team, a Junior Consultant at Red Hat is a technical person who supports the on-site delivery, implementation, and adoption of Red Hat technology. These projects span various industries as we partner with customers to build enterprise IT solutions based on Red Hat platforms, which provide a trusted, consistent, and comprehensive foundation for any enterprise. This role is part of the FASTER Program, Field Accelerator for Sales and Technical Emerging Roles, a comprehensive 10-month onboarding and development program designed to provide you with the deep technical knowledge, customer engagement skills, and industry insights needed to excel. You'll gain hands-on experience with Red Hat's portfolio, learn from seasoned experts, and contribute to real-world customer solutions from day one. This cohort-based program starts in September 2027. Through this experience, you will discover all about Red Hat and how we support our customers in addressing their technical, developmental, and strategic business challenges with our comprehensive portfolio and services. You will build a strong support network of your Peers, Manager, Mentor, and other Red Hatters within and outside of your team. You will develop technical skills in the Red Hat portfolio that span Cloud, Automation, and AI solutions by completing training programs and attaining industry-recognized certifications. You will apply your technical skills as you engage in meaningful customer projects, experiences, and job shadowing opportunities. You will shadow and assist more experienced members of the Services Delivery team as they support the on-site delivery, implementation, and adoption of Red Hat technology. You will enhance your professional capabilities through real-world experiences working directly with customers and participating in skill development opportunities. You will gain an understanding of the processes and tools associated with enterprise-level solution architecture. You will focus on your personal and professional development as you grow your career at Red Hat. You will support the Sales organizations’ goals to deliver customer business value, building enterprise IT solutions based on Red Hat platforms that create a trusted, consistent, and comprehensive foundation for any enterprise.

Requirements

• Passion and curiosity for open source technology.
• Desire to build a career within the Tech industry.
• Expertise in emerging technologies.
• Strong technical skills in computer science, IT, AI, or related fields, gained through university programs, upskilling boot camps, certificate programs, or military experience.
• Demonstrated experience applying technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills in an Enterprise IT-related project.
• Motivation to engage in self-directed learning on new technologies.
• Desire to be customer-focused, understanding customer needs, and helping them achieve their goals.
• Willingness to travel regularly to customer sites for project work and to local Red Hat offices to engage other Red Hat associates.
• Effective communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with internal teams and external customers.
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Secret clearance or above required.
• Ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with any of Red Hat products (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat AI platform) and/or related Open Source technologies (e.g. Fedora, Podman, Ansible, etc.) is also preferred.
• Exposure to scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) or programming languages (e.g., Java, Go) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the on-site delivery, implementation, and adoption of Red Hat technology.
• Participate in the FASTER Program, a 10-month onboarding and development program.
• Gain hands-on experience with Red Hat's portfolio.
• Learn from seasoned experts.
• Contribute to real-world customer solutions.
• Discover Red Hat's offerings and customer support strategies.
• Build a support network with peers, managers, and mentors.
• Develop technical skills in Cloud, Automation, and AI solutions through training and certifications.
• Apply technical skills in customer projects, experiences, and job shadowing.
• Shadow and assist experienced team members in delivering Red Hat technology.
• Enhance professional capabilities through direct customer work and skill development.
• Understand enterprise-level solution architecture processes and tools.
• Focus on personal and professional development.
• Support sales goals by delivering customer business value through enterprise IT solutions.
• Travel regularly to customer sites for project work.
• Engage with other Red Hat associates at local offices.

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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed