About the job
The Red Hat Global Customer Success team is looking for an experienced, enterprise-level engineer to join us as a Technical Account Manager preferably in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In this role, you will work with a dedicated enterprise customer to provide architectural guidance and implementation advice for the Red Hat Infrastructure and Automation Portfolio to meet their business needs.
This is not a sales role. As a Technical Account Manager, you will provide a premium level of engagement that builds, maintains, and grows long-lasting customer loyalty by tailoring technical support to customer environments, facilitating collaboration with other vendors, and advocating on their behalf.
What you will do
Perform technical reviews and share knowledge to proactively identify and prevent issues
Gain an understanding of customers' technical infrastructure and environment, hardware, and products
Partner closely with Red Hat Engineering, Product Management, and Technical Support teams to debug, test, and resolve issues
Provide advice and guidance to customers about their current and future Red Hat products
Create documentation regarding customer issues and technical details on how to resolve them
Manage and grow customer relationships by delivering attentive, relationship-based support
Travel occasionally to visit regional customers
Serve as the customer's advocate within Red Hat
What you will bring
Combination of technical and customer-facing skills and willingness to embrace and further develop both
Linux or UNIX system administration experience; excellent understanding of Linux and related technologies like management, networking, and storage
Experience with IT automation, configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure orchestration technologies
Experience working in a support, development, engineering, or quality assurance (QA) organization
Advanced troubleshooting and debugging skills; passion for problem-solving and investigation
Experience with enterprise datacenter environments and operations
Ability to manage and grow existing enterprise customer relationships by providing excellent customer experience
Ability to explain complex information, like aligning Red Hat's offerings to customer needs or use cases with customers in straightforward terms
Growth mindset and willingness to learn; including earning specific technology certifications as part of your onboarding and professional development process
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English
Excellent collaboration skills; ability to manage internal and external communications and prioritize tasks according to their importance and urgency
The following are considered a plus:
Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification
Experience with technologies like Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Red Hat OpenStack Platform, etc.
Experience with cloud computing and different cloud providers like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Compute Platform (GCP), or IBM Cloud
Familiarity with source code management tools like Git or Apache Subversion
Familiarity with a variety of hardware vendors
Bachelor's degree in a technology-related discipline, preferably computer science or engineering
Prior experience working in a technical leadership or mentorship role
Note: This role may come into contact with confidential or sensitive customer information requiring special treatment in accordance with Red Hat policies and applicable privacy laws.
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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