Lead Red Hat Linux Architect - San Jose, United States
$136,500 - $253,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 July 2026 by the employer.
Architect enterprise cloud infrastructure leveraging Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHOSP 17.1, and Service Telemetry Framework.
About the role
The Lead Red Hat Linux Architect leads the modernization of enterprise infrastructure into a scalable, secure, and cloud-native platform. The role focuses on hands-on architecture across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (RHOSP 17.1), and Service Telemetry Framework (STF) across hybrid environments.
What you'll do
- Lead the design, deployment, and configuration of RHOSP 17.1-based cloud environments, including compute, storage, and networking. - Define and enforce architectural standards across Linux and OpenStack while collaborating with Cloud, DevOps, and Application teams. - Manage day-to-day OpenStack operations, covering node scaling, patch management, performance tuning, and monitoring integration. - Implement automation workflows for provisioning, patching, configuration management, and disaster recovery using Ansible and Git. - Integrate RHOSP telemetry utilizing Ceilometer, Prometheus, and STF, and evaluate recurring fault patterns via log reviews. - Oversee security, STIG compliance guidance, SELinux policies, and vulnerability scans with Red Hat Insights or OpenSCAP.
What you'll need
- 10+ years of Linux system architecture and administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and RHOSP (preferably 17.1). - Proven experience architecting and operating private or hybrid OpenStack clouds. - Expertise in Ansible, Terraform, Git, and automation workflows. - Solid knowledge of Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, and STF. - Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
Nice to have
- Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) or equivalent certification. - Experience with iSCSI/NFS storage, and GPU integration within OpenStack. - Familiarity with multi-cloud operations (AWS, Azure). - Knowledge of Red Hat security frameworks.
Skills: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenStack, Ansible, Kubernetes, GPU integration
This role has been open 191 days — well above the 65-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
680
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$209k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cadence Design Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (680 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 680 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 132 | 6250 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 88 d | 65 d (+23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $209k |
Skills observed across this category: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenStack, Ansible, Kubernetes, GPU integration
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 176 open roles · median 82 d
- NVIDIA · 134 open roles · median 44 d
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 53 d
- Mobileye · 23 open roles · median 88 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 122 d
- Broadcom · 19 open roles · median 61 d
How we counted: 680 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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