Red Hat

Technical Account Manager

Red Hat$96K — $154K *
US-AnywhereRemote in North Carolina, US
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in support, development, engineering, IT, or quality assurance
  • Expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Experience with configuration management and orchestration technologies
  • Strong communication skills for explaining complex concepts
  • Proven relationship management skills with customers
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and issues simultaneously
  • Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field preferred

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary customer advocate at Red Hat
  • Deliver updates on the Red Hat portfolio and assist with product implementations
  • Continuously learn new technologies relevant to customer needs
  • Provide specialized support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Conduct proactive technical reviews to prevent issues
  • Gain a thorough understanding of customer environments and infrastructures
  • Respond to support requests through various communication channels
  • Offer strategic guidance on current and future Red Hat solutions
  • Document and manage customer cases effectively
  • Collaborate with internal teams to resolve customer issues
  • Create and maintain documentation for technical resolution
  • Enhance customer relationships through diligent support
  • Conduct customer site visits for improved service

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account for healthcare and dependent care
  • Health Savings Account with high deductible medical plan
  • Retirement 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid parental leave for new parents
  • Leave benefits including disability and family medical leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan and tuition reimbursement
  • Transportation expense account and employee assistance program
Full Job Description
Job Summary
Red Hat's Technical Account Management team is looking for an enterprise-level engineer with a background in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to join us remotely in the East region of the United States as a Technical Account Manager. In this role, you will work with a small set of key customers to provide direct technical and architectural guidance for the Red Hat Enterrpise Linux Platform. You will also commit to learning Ansible Automation Platform, if not already proficient. At Red Hat, customer support includes far more than just "break-fix" solutions.

Customers get industry-leading resources that enable their technical environments to run efficiently, so they can focus on growing their businesses. Technical account management is a premium support offering that builds, maintains, and grows long-lasting customer loyalty between Red Hat and our customers. You will forge relationships with your customers, develop a deep technical understanding of their Red Hat implementation, share technical best practices and act as point of contact for any major incidents, managing the customer's expectations and communications through resolution of such incidents. You will tailor support for each customer's environment, facilitate collaboration with their other vendors and advocate on their behalf. At the same time, you'll work closely with our engineering, research and development, product management, and technical support teams to debug, test, and resolve issues. The ideal TAM is a team player, enjoys working hard, exhibits professionalism, is dedicated to meeting and exceeding expectations, building relationships, has excellent collaboration skills, is able to learn new technologies quickly and uses their time efficiently.

What You Will Do
  • Serve as the primary customer advocate within Red Hat, facilitating communication and collaboration across teams
  • Deliver Red Hat portfolio roadmap updates and assist customers with product upgrades and implementation
  • Rapidly learn and stay current with new technologies, including container orchestration, registries, build strategies, microservices, and automation environments
  • Specialize in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, providing expertise on its implementation and use
  • Perform technical reviews to proactively identify and prevent issues, sharing knowledge across teams
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the customer's technical infrastructures, environments, hardware, and product usage
  • Investigate and respond to support requests via various channels, including online, phone, video call, chat, etc.
  • Provide strategic advice and guidance on current and future Red Hat products and solutions
  • Manage customer cases, maintaining clear and concise documentation
  • Collaborate with engineering, R&D, product management, and technical support teams
  • Create and maintain technical documentation for issue resolution and knowledge sharing
  • Manage and grow customer relationships through attentive, relationship-based support
  • Visit customer sites as needed and ensure exceptional service experience


What You Will Bring
  • 5+ years of experience working in a support, development, engineering, IT, or a quality assurance organization
  • Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including installation, patch management, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure orchestration technologies
  • Ability to manage and grow existing customer relationships by delivering proactive, relationship-based support
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to convey complex information to customers clearly and concisely
  • Ability to manage multiple issues and projects
  • Bachelor's degree in a technology-related discipline (computer science or engineering is an advantage)


The Following are Considered a Plus
  • Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes
  • Experience working in automation environments
  • Software engineering background; experience with RPM-based Linux technologies
  • Experience deploying applications in cloud environments
  • Experience developing containerized applications
  • Familiarity with source code management tools like Git or SVN
  • Prior experience in a technical leadership or mentorship role
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)


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The salary range for this position is $96,440.00 - $154,190.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

Red Hat determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of Red Hat's compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary range for the position may differ based on location but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.

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.

About Red Hat

Red Hat, Inc. is a leading provider of open source software solutions, including Linux, Kubernetes, and Ansible. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Red Hat operates in over 100 countries and has more than 13,000 employees worldwide. The company is committed to open source innovation and has a strong community of developers and partners. Red Hat was acquired by IBM in 2019 and is now part of IBM's Hybrid Cloud division.
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