Junior Consultant NAPS

You may be thinking -- What is a Junior Consultant at Red Hat? 

As part of the customer delivery team, a Junior Consultant at Red Hat is a technical person who supports the on-site delivery, implementation, and adoption of Red Hat technology. These projects span various industries as we partner with customers to build enterprise IT solutions based on Red Hat platforms, which provide a trusted, consistent, and comprehensive foundation for any enterprise.

In other words, a Junior Consultant at Red Hat can be you…

Do you thrive on solving complex problems and explaining technical concepts in an engaging way? If so, this is your chance to launch your career at the cutting edge of enterprise open source! 

What you will do

During your first year as a Junior Consultant, you’ll participate in the FASTER Program, Field Accelerator for Sales and Technical Emerging Roles (we do love a good acronym), a comprehensive 12-month onboarding and development program designed to provide you with the deep technical knowledge, customer engagement skills, and industry insights needed to excel. You'll gain hands-on experience with Red Hat's diverse portfolio, learn from seasoned experts, and contribute to real-world customer solutions from day one.  This cohort-based program starts in September 2026. Through this experience, you will:

• Discover all about Red Hat and how we support our customers in addressing their technical, developmental, and strategic business challenges with our comprehensive portfolio and services.

• Build a strong support network of your Peers, Manager, Mentor, and other Red Hatters within and outside of your team.

• Develop technical skills in the Red Hat portfolio that span Cloud, Automation, and AI solutions by completing training programs and attaining industry-recognized certifications.

• Apply your technical skills as you engage in meaningful customer projects, experiences, and job shadowing opportunities.

• Shadow and assist more experienced members of the Services Delivery team as they support the on-site delivery, implementation, and adoption of Red Hat technology

• Enhance your professional capabilities through real-world experiences working directly with customers and participating in skill development opportunities.

• Gain an understanding of the processes and tools associated with enterprise-level solution architecture.

• Focus on your personal and professional development as you grow your career at Red Hat.

• Support the Sales organizations’ goals to deliver customer business value, building enterprise IT solutions based on Red Hat platforms that create a trusted, consistent, and comprehensive foundation for any enterprise

What you will bring

• Passion and curiosity for open source technology, desire to build a career within the Tech industry, and expertise in emerging technologies

• Strong technical skills in computer science, IT, AI, or related fields, gained through university programs, upskilling boot camps, certificate programs, or military experience.

• Demonstrated experience applying technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills in an Enterprise IT-related project 

• Motivation to engage in self-directed learning on new technologies

• Direct experience with any of Red Hat products, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat AI platform, and related technologies is also preferred 

• Desire to be customer-focused, understanding customer needs, and helping them achieve their goals

• Willingness to travel regularly to customer sites for project work and to local Red Hat offices to engage other Red Hat associates

• Effective communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with internal teams and external customers

• Some exposure to scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) or programming languages (e.g., Java, Go) is a plus

• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English <insert any regional/country language requirements>

• Secret clearance or above required

• [Security clearance required

Why Red Hat?

• Unparalleled Onboarding and D