Senior Solution Architect

Function

Engineering Our Company

We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks ­– can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

The Team: The Hitachi Vantara Solutions Architecture and Engineering team is seeking a Senior Solution Architect with deep expertise in container platforms, Red Hat OpenShift, virtualization, and automation to drive modern infrastructure architectures across enterprise environments.

The Role

In this role, you will define and deliver cloud-native, containerized, and hybrid infrastructure solutions built on Hitachi’s Integrated Platforms—leveraging OpenShift, Kubernetes, virtualization technologies, and advanced automation frameworks like Ansible and MCP . You will work at the intersection of platform engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure modernization , helping customers transition from traditional data centers to automated, scalable, and resilient cloud-native ecosystems .

What You’ll Do Architecture & Platform Engineering Design and deliver cloud-native architectures leveraging Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container ecosystems

Architect hybrid cloud platforms integrating virtualization (Red Hat Virtualization, KVM , VMware ) with containerized workloads

Develop reference architectures and validated designs for enterprise-scale deployments

Automation & Infrastructure as Code Lead automation initiatives using Ansible, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and IaC frameworks

Build reusable, scalable automation pipelines for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management

Drive GitOps and DevOps practices across infrastructure and platform layers

Solution Development & Validation Design, implement, and validate integrated solutions on Hitachi Unified/Integrated Platforms

Create test plans, performance benchmarks, and validation reports for containerized and virtualized environments

Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for high availability, resilience, and scalability

Container & OpenShift Leadership Act as a subject matter expert for OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms

Define best practices for container lifecycle management, security, observability, and multi-cluster operations

Enable customers to modernize applications using microservices and container-first strategies

Collaboration & Thought Leadership Partner with engineering, product, and field teams to influence roadmap and innovation

Deliver technical presentations, whitepapers, and executive briefings

Engage with customers and partners as a trusted advisor to drive transformation initiatives

What You Bring Core Technical Expertise Deep experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container ecosystems

Strong background in virtualization technologies (Red Hat Virtualization, KVM, Hyper-V , VMware )

Proven experience designing hybrid cloud and modern data center platforms

Hands-on expertise with Ansible automation and Infrastructure as Code frameworks

Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or modern automation/orchestration paradigms

Infrastructure & Platform Knowledge Solid understanding of compute, storage, and networking across enterprise environments

Experience with software-defined infrastructure and hyperconverged platforms

Strong knowledge of storage protocols (NFS, SAN, etc.) and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, etc.)

Hitachi storage experience is a plus

Experience with GPU-enabled systems and modern hardware platforms is a plus

Cloud & DevOps Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid integrations

Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps , and platform engineering principles

Automation & Scripting Hands-on experience in Python, shell scripting , and automation frameworks

Exposure to tools like Terraform, Jenkins, or equivalent CI/CD technologies

What Sets You Apart Passion for cloud-native transformation and platform innovation

Ability to simplify complex systems into scalable, automated architectures

Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to operate at enterprise scale and ambiguity

Exceptional communication skills with experience influencing senior technical and executive stakeholders

Why Join Us?

Work on cutting-edge container and hybrid cloud platforms at global scale

Collaborate with top industry talent and Fortune 100 customers

Drive innovation across OpenShift, automation, and next-gen infrastructure

Be part of a culture that values learning, ownership, and impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Extensive hands-on experience in enterprise infrastructure, containers, and automation

• #LI-SP7

About us

We’re a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.