09 Oct
IBM
East York
Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.
Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM Software Technology Expert Labs is looking for talented and solid individuals to accelerate the adoption of the IBMs Automation + IBM Business Automation Software by driving delivery services opportunities for installation, configuration, and customization.
As the Solution Architect,
you will engage with clients to determine their needs and consultatively advise them. You will then leverage the needed technologies, architectures, integrations, and tooling to define the appropriate solution enabling the sales and services delivery teams across the organization. You will define the activity descriptions, the required activities per the scope, any required deliverables, the client’s responsibilities, RACI chart if required, work breakdown structures, sufficient for inclusion in contracts. You will estimate the work breakdown sufficient for service sellers to price the delivery contract.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
In addition to your demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, you’ll possess:
• 5+ years’ experience in a Solution Architect role.
• Understand current and envision future business problems facing our customers when solutioning.
• 5+ years deep experience and comfort level interfacing directly with customers in face to face and/or remote engagements
• Ability to define migration solutions from competitor cloud platforms using IBM & third-party products and tooling.
• Experience in estimating solution services effort with IBM Automation and IBM Business Automation Software in one or more of the following areas: Integration & Development, Management & Platform, Business Automation, Enterprise Content Management, and AIOPS software as well as migrations from competitive platforms.
• Experience solutioning with Cloud Paks and containers (RedHat OpenShift/Kubernetes and supporting products).
• 5+ years Business Development experience through Technical Solution presentation translating the client’s requirements into a proposed solution.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
• Additional skills such as networking, storage, infrastructure, DBA, and AI desired
• Be efficient in Agile development skills, tooling, and methodologies.
• Knowledgeable in software engineering including API and microservices development.
• Understanding of core Cloud Pak for Business Automation modules and integrating them with other tools.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a broader team in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
• Apply an understanding of industry trends to deliver solutions.
• Be willing to take risks and quickly learn from mistakes while working in a complex/matrix managed organizational environment.
About Business UnitIBM 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 @ IBMIn 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 IBMIBM'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.
Location StatementMust have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.
For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.