Solution/Cloud Architect

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; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm investigate ideas outside of your role and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Solution Architect is the technical lead for migrating workloads to cloud. Responsibilities include:
• Provides leadership in the development of target cloud architecture analysis design coding testing associated with workload migration to cloud
• Partner with the Prime to lead solution design for AF seeking migration to AWS/Azure cloud platforms
• Develop and conduct deep-dive hands-on education/training/demo sessions
• Act as a liaison between prime customers service providers & support teams
• Focus on defining technical needs and requirements
• Utilize modern design patterns and industry leading practices in designing and delivering solutions
• Responsible for compliance to security audit policies and procedures.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• AWS certification
• Azure certification
• Experience migrating and deploying applications on MS Azure
• Experience in designing and building solutions in different languages including scripting language Python Java Spring and JavaScript
• Broad understanding of DevOps and containerization tools such as GitHub Jenkins Bamboo Docker
• Hands-on experience with designing and delivering complex solutions
• Experience in Agile Development and all phases of the SDLC in services environments analysis design development testing deployment and support
• Excellent communications and writing skills
• Excellent presentation skills to client management
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance from the US federal government.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Application migration to Azure