Global Specialist Solution Architect

Red Hat

. Serve as Red Hat's technical lead for trusted software supply chain engagements, partnering with Account Solution Architects and Account Executives to drive Red Hat Lightwell adoption .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, SpainMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software supply chain management, including hands-on experience with build and release engineering, artifact management, and security practices. Proficient in leading technical discussions and delivering customer advocacy while ensuring a positive experience across engineering and sales teams.

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Software EngineeringBuild/Release EngineeringDevSecOpsMaven, Pip, NpmArtifact Management

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Hard Skills

Build ConfigurationDependency ResolutionSBOM GenerationArtifact SigningHardened Container ImagesPipeline Policy EnforcementVulnerability TriageMulti-Language CodebasesSLSA Build IntegrityOpen Source Contribution

Soft Skills

Technical PresentationCustomer AdvocacyCollaborationMentoringCredibility with Engineering Audiences

Tools & Technologies

Red Hat LightwellCI/CD SystemsAnsible Automation PlatformOpenShiftEnterprise Artifact Repositories

Industry Keywords

Software Supply ChainCompliance RegimesPublic Package RegistryAir-Gapped EnvironmentsTechnical Sales

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleJavaLinuxMavenOpen SourceOpenShiftPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as Red Hat's technical lead for trusted software supply chain engagements, partnering with Account Solution Architects and Account Executives to drive Red Hat Lightwell adoption
Lead technical conversations with developers, build engineers, application and platform engineering leadership, and security and compliance organizations
Articulate Red Hat's differentiating position against market alternatives
Position software supply chain offerings within the broader Red Hat portfolio, including hardened container images, artifact signing, attestation, SBOM generation, pipeline policy enforcement, and runtime security
Configure and execute customer builds against Lightwell repositories and troubleshoot results alongside customer 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 environments, including disconnected and air-gapped environments
Provide product and solutions feedback to the Lightwell business unit and engineering teams
Execute community outreach and customer advocacy, including conference speaking and blog posts
Deliver enablement and mentoring to the Red Hat Technical Sales community
Collaborate with Lightwell, engineering, sales, Customer Success, Consulting Services, and partner teams to ensure a positive customer experience

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 with 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 build/admission enforcement
Knowledge of VEX and CSAF and machine-readable exploitability data in vulnerability triage
Understanding of provenance, typosquatting, and dependency confusion threat models
Understanding of upstream open source contribution practice and remediation workflows
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 without overstatement
Willingness to travel as needed
Preferred: sales engineering, technical sales, or similar experience, preferably at an enterprise software, SaaS, or systems integrator company
Preferred: professional software development experience in Java or Python ecosystems, including dependency management and release
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 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 relevant to the geography's key accounts and control automation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work environments, from in-office, office-flex, to fully remote, depending on role requirements
Equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer
Reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities