Global Specialist Solution Architect

Red Hat

. Provide expert deep technical sales support for Red Hat Lightwell go-to-market strategies .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $197,860 - $316,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in technical sales support and hands-on experience in software supply chain management, including dependency management and artifact signing. Proficient in leading technical conversations and delivering presentations to diverse engineering audiences.

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Technical Sales SupportDependency ManagementArtifact SigningBuild ConfigurationPublic Speaking

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Hard Skills

MavenPipNpmEnterprise Artifact RepositoriesBuild ReproducibilitySLSA Build IntegritySBOM FormatsHSM-Backed SigningVEXCSAF

Soft Skills

Customer AdvocacyMentoringCollaborationCommunicationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Red Hat LightwellCI/CD SystemsAnsible Automation PlatformOpenShiftRed Hat Enterprise Linux

Industry Keywords

DevSecOpsApplication SecurityProduct SecurityCompliance RegimesOpen Source Contribution

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleJavaLinuxMavenOpen SourceOpenShiftPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide expert deep technical sales support for Red Hat Lightwell go-to-market strategies
Remove organizational, technical, and competitive blockers to adoption of Red Hat Lightwell
Articulate Red Hat Lightwell’s value proposition to developers, build and platform engineers, application development leadership, and security and compliance organizations
Conduct hands-on work in customer build environments, technical architecture walkthroughs, business-value conversations, workshops, and implementation of dependency management, artifact signing, attestation, and pipeline enforcement best practices
Deploy as Red Hat’s technical lead for trusted software supply chain engagements, partnering with Account Solution Architects and Account Executives
Lead technical conversations across developers/build engineers, engineering leadership, and security/compliance organizations
Defend Red Hat’s differentiating position against market alternatives
Position software supply chain offerings across the Red Hat portfolio, including hardened container images, artifact signing, attestation, SBOM generation, pipeline policy enforcement, and runtime security
Configure customer builds to resolve against Lightwell repositories, execute builds, and troubleshoot alongside engineers
Facilitate pre- and post-sales technical deep dives, proofs of concept, bake-offs, internal sprints, hackathons, and partner vertical-specific solutions
Identify and partner with customer stakeholders and advocate within customer teams
Advise on integration with artifact management, mirroring, and pipeline estates, including disconnected and air-gapped environments
Work with Lightwell business unit and engineering teams to test, document, and demonstrate features and provide market feedback
Execute community outreach and customer advocacy, including conference speaking and blog posts
Deliver enablement and mentoring to the Red Hat Technical Sales community

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years in a combination of software engineering, build/release engineering, platform engineering, DevSecOps, or technical sales, including direct responsibility for software that carried real dependency and upgrade obligations
Demonstrated ability to work hands-on in a customer or production build environment
Working command of at least two of Maven, pip, and npm, including dependency resolution, transitive dependency behavior, lockfiles, and version constraint semantics
Practical understanding of enterprise build configuration, registry and repository settings, and public package registry proxying and mirroring
Hands-on experience with enterprise artifact repositories and internal mirrors
Ability to configure, execute, and troubleshoot builds alongside customer engineers
Understanding of build reproducibility, disconnected and air-gapped delivery, and multi-language codebases
Knowledge of SLSA build integrity levels and practical requirements of Level 3
Knowledge of SBOM formats and lifecycle, including SPDX and CycloneDX
Knowledge of artifact signing and verification, including HSM-backed signing, attestation, and enforcement at build and admission
Knowledge of VEX and CSAF
Understanding of provenance, typosquatting, and dependency confusion threat models
Understanding of upstream open source contribution practice
Experience delivering technical presentations and leading business value sessions
Credibility with engineering audiences and ability to hold leadership or executive conversations, including public speaking
Ability to represent product coverage and roadmap accurately
Willingness to travel as needed
Preferred: previous experience as a sales engineer, technical sales, or similar role
Preferred: professional software development experience in Java or Python ecosystems
Preferred: ownership of CI/CD systems, artifact repositories, or internal developer platforms at enterprise scale
Preferred: DevSecOps experience integrating security tooling and policy into delivery pipelines
Preferred: application security or product security experience
Preferred: sustained participation in an upstream open source project
Preferred: foundational knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, and Ansible Automation Platform
Preferred: familiarity with compliance regimes and control automation

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Employee stock purchase plan
Family planning reimbursement
Tuition reimbursement
Transportation expense account
Employee assistance program