Solution Architect

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

• As a Solution Architect you’ll help deliver unique client co-creation experiences to accelerate their enterprise transformation programs.
• We’re passionate about success. If this role is right for you your achievements will mean that your career is flourishing and our clients are thriving. To help ensure this win-win outcome a ‘day-in-the life’ of this opportunity may include but not be limited to:
• Serving as the overall technical lead and single point of contact for client-facing experiential engagements that include g deep expertise of contemporary cloud Automation AI and analytics skills you’ll develop frameworks and integrated solutions that solve prospective clients’ hardest problems with products and services across IBM’s offerings.
• Leading all aspects of integrated solution delivery. From requirements identification to technical decisions impacting the delivery of solutions that realise business value. Ensuring final proposals include necessary provisions for security and reliability whist covering clients’ needs – present and future.
• Owning the solutions architecture plan while being a hands-on builder /developer in client-facing engagements.
• Continually expanding your relevant business industry technology and competitive knowledge.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 10+ years of experience of successfully working collaboratively to translate business goals into technical solutions and advising teams on optimal technology strategies to achieve business results.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and Proven excellence in leading customer-facing technical solutions teams and facilitating experiential problem discovery framing and solutioning sessions.
• Experience in working in a team environment to deliver Automation or Integration assignments/projects
• Experience with Agile best practices to deliver complex technology projects on time including extreme programming paired programming scrum and test-driven development.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Depth and breadth of knowledge regarding the Business Automation/Integration market in order to consult and advise and quickly grow your reputation as your clients’ credible trusted advisor.
• First-class communication and presentation skills with palpable ability to instill ‘trusted advisor’ confidence and credibility which quickly builds trust and mutual respect with everyone you engage with – from coders to the c-suite.
• Proven experience with one or more of the following: application modernization business automation Site Reliability Engineering AIOps Edge Computing integration technologies and data engineering technologies