Portfolio Computational Infrastructure Architect

Red Hat's Office of the CTO (OCTO) team is seeking a motivated, self-directed and hands-on individual to lead our portfolio strategy for emerging AI-influenced trends in CPU, GPU, accelerators and their impact on server and data center designs. This individual will have experience with open source communities and partners, as well as a proven ability to evangelize strategy through presentations and publications, develop portfolio strategies and utilize metrics to measure success. 

What You Will Do

• Identify, align and lead Red Hat's strategy for changes in AI-driven server/data center designs, co-processor architectures (like GPU, NPU, FPGA, Quantum Computing), server interconnects and processor architectures (like x86, ARM, RISC-V)

  • May involve influencing new features in core kernel APIs, container platforms, compilers, and developer toolchains (e.g. Triton, Mojo, CUDA)

  • Could impact infrastructure, app-level services, and their control planes

  • May require an advocate for a supportive ecosystem to ensure long-term viability

• Own and maintain an internal technical alignment document (POV) that guides Red Hat's coordinated response to evolving computational infrastructure

  • POV will be informed by customers, partners, upstream communities and internal Red Hat teams, and will be a living document

  • Ensure the POV provides clear, actionable guidance for product and engineering teams

• Drive the POV by collaborating with internal business and engineering teams, working with Product Engineering to address gaps identified in the POV, participating in and influencing relevant upstream projects and meeting with partners to gather feedback and drive actions

• Lead engineering projects within OCTO and in collaboration with product teams to advance and refine the POV

• Take a significant engineering leadership role in project execution

• Prioritize projects based on available resources

• Allocate work and track progress

• Gather and incorporate feedback from internal teams, upstream communities, partners, and customers

• Keep stakeholders informed about project progress

• Define and support plans for productization

• Increase external visibility by meeting with customers, partners, press and analysts, speaking at conferences and seminars, and producing and publicizing collateral

• Champion upstream communities crucial to the POV's success

• Support field teams in strategic discussions with customers and partners

What You Will Bring

• Ability and willingness to travel 20% of the time

• Proven track record of high-impact leadership in portfolio strategy and R&D for evolving computational infrastructure and industry standardization

• Deep understanding of new accelerator hardware and the ability to guide product portfolio enablement

• Familiarity with all aspects of Linux architecture and the upstream kernel community

• Experience designing validation and verification tools for computational infrastructure

• Experience collaborating with Linux and non-Linux OS vendors on standardizing new compute architectures

• Familiarity with the global legislative landscape regarding security and export restrictions

• Experience with open source software development and secure software development practices

• Experience with Linux-based developer tools, including CI, containers, and container technologies

• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills

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Pay Transparency

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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.

Benefits
●    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
●    Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more! 

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States. 

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