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Your role and responsibilities

The AI Engineer is responsible for driving IBM sales execution by ensuring pilot platforms are engineered to deliver customer technical and business outcomes and improve deployment of Client Engineering pilots. They work closely with other Client Engineering roles to deploy the foundation for comprehensive pilot solutions. Platform Engineers are experts at deploying solutions across Hybrid Cloud. You are accountable for... Technical Expertise 

• Provide deep technical expertise in their area of focus 

• Align with industry standards with deep understanding across deployment automation techniques and technology 

• Possess a deep understanding of the Hybrid Cloud platforms (especially OpenShift platform, the hypervisors\cloud providers on which it runs, and managed offerings: ROKS, ROSA & ARO) 

• Demonstrate deep knowledge for deployment of watsonx and other IBM strategic software across the Hybrid Cloud using DevOps / MLOps practices

  • Drive IBM sales execution by engineering pilot platforms to deliver customer technical and business outcomes.
  • Improve deployment processes of Client Engineering pilots.
  • Collaborate with Client Engineering teams to build foundations for comprehensive pilot solutions.
  • Serve as Hybrid Cloud deployment experts.
  • Provide deep technical expertise within their domain.
  • Align with industry standards using advanced deployment automation techniques and technologies.
  • Possess extensive knowledge of Hybrid Cloud platforms, especially: 
    • OpenShift
    • Underlying hypervisors and cloud providers
    • Managed offerings like ROKS, ROSA, and ARO
  • Deploy watsonx and other IBM strategic software across Hybrid Cloud using DevOps/MLOps practices.
  • Co-create solutions with clients and build strong relationships during pilot delivery.
  • Effectively communicate and promote Hybrid Cloud adoption.
  • Use modern methodologies and technologies: 
    • Cloud-native frameworks
    • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
    • DevOps, GitOps, MLOps
  • Develop reference cases based on successful implementations.
  • Apply domain knowledge to leverage IBM best practices and points of view.
  • Provide platform expertise for bespoke solutions using IBM brands.
  • Share successes and learnings across Client Engineering and technical sales teams.
  • Document and share key assets for reuse by broader teams.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Deploy containerized applications, especially on Kubernetes.
  • Troubleshoot deployments and guide clients on best practices.
  • Understand and advise on Public Cloud offerings related to: 
    • Compute, networking, storage, security
  • Provide architectural guidance for Hybrid Cloud (on-prem and public cloud).
  • Recommend best practices for: 
    • DevOps, GitOps, MLOps
    • Platform automation tools
  • Proficient in deployment/configuration management tools: 
    • Terraform, Ansible, ARM templates
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Preferred technical and professional experience

NA

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company’s Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM’s global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients’ growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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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.

 

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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 50 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.

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