Architect, APAC Services

Job Summary:

Be the expert customers turn to when they need to build strategic, scalable systems. Red Hat Services is looking for a well-rounded Architect to join our team in Kuala Lumpur covering Asia Pacific. In this role, you will design and implement modern platforms, onboard and build cloud-native applications, and lead architecture engagements using the latest open source technologies.

You’ll be part of a team of consultants who are leaders in open hybrid cloud, platform modernization, automation, and emerging practices - including foundational AI integration. Working in agile teams alongside our customers, you’ll build, test, and iterate on innovative prototypes that drive real business outcomes.

This role is ideal for architects who can work across application, infrastructure, and modern AI-enabling platforms like Red Hat OpenShift AI. If you're passionate about open source, building solutions that scale, and shaping the future of how enterprises innovate — this is your opportunity.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Design and implement modern platform architectures with a strong understanding of Red Hat OpenShift, container orchestration, and automation at scale.

• Strong experience in managing “Day-2” operations of Kubernetes container platforms by collaborating with infrastructure teams in defining practices for platform deployment, platform hardening, platform observability, monitoring and alerting, capacity management, scalability, resiliency, security operations.

• Lead the discovery, architecture, and delivery of modern platforms and cloud-native applications, using technologies such as containers, APIs, microservices, and DevSecOps patterns.

• Collaborate with customer teams to co-create AI-ready platforms, enabling future use cases with foundational knowledge of AI/ML workloads.

• Remain hands-on with development and implementation — especially in prototyping, MVP creation, and agile iterative delivery.

• Present strategic roadmaps and architectural visions to customer stakeholders, from engineers to executives.

• Support technical presales efforts, workshops, and proofs of concept, bringing in business context and value-first thinking.

• Create reusable reference architectures, best practices, and delivery models, and mentor others in applying them.

• Contribute to the development of standard consulting offerings, frameworks, and capability playbooks.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Red Hat OpenShift or equivalent platforms

• In-depth expertise in managing multiple Kubernetes clusters across multi-cloud environments.

• Proven expertise in operationalization of Kubernetes container platform through the adoption of Service Mesh, GitOps principles, and Serverless frameworks

• Migrating from XKS to OpenShift

• Proven leadership of modern software and platform transformation projects

• Hands-on coding experience in multiple languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go)

• Experience with infrastructure as code, automation tools, and CI/CD pipelines

• Practical understanding of microservices, API design, and DevOps practices

• Applied experience with agile, scrum, and cross-functional team collaboration

• Ability to advise customers on platform and application modernization, with awareness of how platforms support emerging AI use cases

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with both technical and business audiences

• Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift AI, Open Data Hub, or similar MLOps platforms

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML, including containerized AI workloads, model deployment,  open source AI frameworks

• Familiarity with AI architectures (e.g., RAG, model inference, GPU-aware scheduling)

• Engagement in open source communities or contributor background

Why Join Us?

At Red Hat, we believe in open innovation — and our architects sit at the heart of it. You’ll not only solve customer challenges, but also help shape the future of how open platforms and intelligent workloads scale across the enterprise.

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.

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