IBM offers a world-class public cloud. But what sets us and your career apart is our approach to hybrid cloud. A Technology Sales Engineer role in IBM Cloud means a career where you're leading prospective clients towards benefiting from using IBM Cloud Paks and Red Hat OpenShift products. It means you'll be directly impacting their adoption of next-generation hybrid cloud platforms to develop, run and manage workloads of some of the world’s most influential enterprises and brands. Excellent onboarding and an industry leading learning culture will set you up for positive impact and success, whilst ongoing development will advance your career through an upward trajectory. Our sales environment is collaborative and experiential. Part of a team, you'll be surrounded by bright minds and keen co-creators – always willing to help and be helped – as you apply passion to work that will compel our clients to invest in IBM's products and services.
As a Brand Technical Specialist you’ll be the go-to subject matter expert, collaborating with colleagues across the wider Sales team – advising and supporting on client engagements throughout the entire sales process. Your primary responsibilities will include: Client Strategy Development: Develop client strategies for IBM Cloud infrastructure and applications. Solution Definition: Define compatible IBM Cloud solutions. Proof of Concept Creation: Provide proof of concepts and simplify complex technical concepts for client understanding. Stakeholder Relationship Building: Build credibility and trust with stakeholders to facilitate the closing of complex Cloud technology deals.
- 8+ years of experience working in a customer-facing presales technology adviser role
- 6+ years of experience architecting complex solutions that meet current and future customer requirements.
- Advanced knowledge of Unix or Linux operating systems, preferably in the form of Red Hat’s platform solutions like Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Enterprise MRG, and other related technologies
- Deep knowledge of open-source cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)solutions like Red Hat OpenStack Platform, Red Hat OpenShift, or other industry alternatives knowledge of technologies around application development, middleware, and cloud, including modern best practices around these and demonstrated record of developing relationships with engineering and executive teams throughout large enterprise IT organisations
- Ability to create and deliver presentations and lead technical and business discussions with C-level executives, and experience coordinating proofs of concepts from concept to business closure
- Opensource Technologies /Tool Knowledge
- Proficiency in RH Products and technologies
- Redhat Certifications /Other Certifications
- Good knowledge of Cloud /Hybrid Cloud technologies
- Good to have industry domain knowledge (If any)