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Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your role and responsibilities
  1. Design and implement scalable, secure, high-performance cloud-based solutions that meet business needs and objectives.
  2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system engineers, and project managers, to understand and translate business requirements into technical designs.
  3. Lead the selection of appropriate cloud technologies and services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.) based on project requirements.
  4. Define and enforce the overall cloud architecture vision and standards, ensuring compliance with security, scalability, and performance best practices.
  5. Oversee the migration of existing applications to the cloud, or building new cloud-native applications.
  6. Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation, diagrams, and specifications for cloud applications.
  7. Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the development team, guiding them through the complexities of cloud application development.
  8. Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, from initial conceptualization through deployment and maintenance.
  9. Stay current with the latest cloud technologies, trends, and services, and suggest improvements and innovations to the cloud strategy.
  10. Monitor and optimize the performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of cloud applications post-deployment.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. An advanced degree is preferred.
  2. A minimum of 7 years of experience as a Cloud Application Architect, with a strong track record in designing and implementing cloud-based solutions.
  3. Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services.
  4. Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Python, C# etc.) and experience with cloud-specific technologies and frameworks.
  5. Strong understanding of software engineering principles, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
  6. Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration is a plus.
  7. Knowledge of serverless architectures and microservices is beneficial.
  8. Excellent problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
  9. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  10. Self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Preferred technical and professional experience

 

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

 

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

 

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

 

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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