Sales Specialist 3
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 8, 2026. Red Hat scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the role:
The Red Hat Technical Sales team is looking for an Automation Sales Specialist to join us serving our North America Public Sector Naval agencies . In this role, you will be accountable for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform software subscription sales and services to prospective and current accounts. You'll need to have the ability to understand customer needs and challenges and link them to a set of Red Hat Ansible offerings. Your tasks will include creating sales opportunities in both new and existing customer accounts through well-planned demand generation efforts with the account teams.
The ideal candidate has past experience selling technology products into Naval agencies.
What you will do:
- Owns the development of new strategic sales opportunities.
- Leads critical customer presentations/sessions around business problems, Red Hat solutions, business value, competitive positioning and product capabilities and roadmaps.
- Maintains relevant and detailed knowledge about products in your domain (features, updates, success stories, etc.) and general knowledge of the RH portfolio.
- Maintains knowledge and enables account teams on current "Plays" in your domain (ISVs, use cases, solution blueprints, Red Hat Sales Plays, etc.).
- Advises on and speaks to forecasts for appropriate products, services and training.
- Guides strategy based on deep knowledge of industry or specialty.
- Positions right sized solutions (subs, services, partners) in the context of addressing the customer’s challenges or problems in their environment.
- Drive growth beyond initial sale and deployment to scale and expansion to other relevant products.
- Coordinate with Customer Success on the delivery of the proposed business value/solution.
What you will bring:
- Strong technology foundation (business-focused SA, Tech Leader, Prod Manager, Big 6 Consultant,Specialist, App Dev delivery, start-up AE) with ability to translate business value.
- Proven track record of proactive prospecting
- Highly competitive with "No-Excuses" accountability
- Values of curiosity, authenticity and humility in helping our naval agencies reduce toil and increase efficiency and mission capabilities.
- Strong understanding of the buyer journey and mapping it your sales process
- Has successfully used the MEDDPICC framework to qualify opportunities and test champions
- Proven experience in selling to Department of Defense
- Challenger mentality with demonstrated persuasiveness.
- Passion and curiosity about technology, the market, and its future demonstrated by what you read, follow, subscribe to, listen to, etc.
- Strategic thinker who sees beyond selling an individual product to a single need.
- Entrepreneurial and motivated to run your own business within the role. Prior startup experience is a plus.
- Highly effective orchestrator and collaborator, able to lead a cross-functional team (internal and partner ecosystem) through a complex sales cycle.
- Compelling presenter of business and technical topics, capable of delivering demos for your domain.
- C-Suite presence: charismatic, outgoing and able to “own the room” to connect individually.
- Relevant experience in one or more of the following: territory, vertical, account selling.
- Automation technology experience with Ansible or comparable technology.
- Experienced in key automation use cases (Infrastructure as Code, Ops as Code, security, network, etc.).
- Conversant with ROI nuances and business-value arguments around high-degree automation and autonomous operations.
- Experience with technology offerings and economics of cloud computing.
- Knowledge of the principles and processes of open source technology.
The salary range for this position is $211,650.00 - $349,250.00 (inclusive of base pay + target incentive compensation). Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.
Pay Transparency
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About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterpriseopen 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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