Client Engineering - Solution Architect - Washington, DC

IntroductionTechnology sales at IBM is evolving its way of working to break beyond boundaries with innovative approaches. Preferring to ‘show’ vs. ‘tell’, Client Engineering co-creates with prospective customers, in real-time, on solutions to their hardest business challenges. As a Solution Architect within Client Engineering, you’ll be a key player in a multi-disciplinary team made up of Engineers, Data Scientists, Designers, Developers, and Business Strategists.  The brightest minds collaborating with clients as one team and contributing to experiential working sessions – the outputs of which produce minimal viable product (MVP), enterprise-scale solutions at lean, start-up speed.  Excellent onboarding training will set you up for success, whilst ongoing development will continue to advance your career through its upward trajectory. Our sales environment is fast-paced and supportive. Always part of a team, you’ll be surrounded by leaders and colleagues who are always willing to help and be helped – as you support MVPs and proofs of concept (PoC) that compel clients to invest in IBM’s products and services.Your Role and ResponsibilitiesWashington DC Metros a Solution Architect within IBM Client Engineering, you’ll help deliver unique client co-creation experiences to accelerate their enterprise transformation programs. Your primary responsibilities will include:Technical Leadership: Act as the overall technical single point of contact for client-facing experiential engagements that encompass a broad range of public and hybrid cloud technologies.Solution Development: Utilize expertise in contemporary cloud, AI, and analytics skills to develop frameworks and integrated solutions that address prospective clients’ most challenging problems, using products and services from IBM’s offerings.Solution Delivery: Manage all aspects of integrated solution delivery, from identifying requirements to making technical decisions that impact the delivery of solutions, ensuring they provide business value. Make sure that final proposals include provisions for security and reliability while meeting clients’ current and future needs.Solutions Architecture Ownership: Take ownership of the solutions architecture plan and participate as a hands-on builder and developer in client-facing engagements.Continuous Knowledge Expansion: Continually expand your knowledge in relevant areas, including business, industry, technology, and competitive benchmarks.Required Technical and Professional ExpertiseHybrid Cloud Proficiency: Proficiency in a wide range of hybrid cloud technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, Containers, Cyber Security, Red Hat OpenShift, and IBM Cloud Paks.Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to provide technical guidance for customer-facing technical solutions teams and facilitate experiential problem discovery, framing, and solutioning sessions.Agile Project Management: Experience with Agile best practices to ensure the on-time delivery of complex technology projects, including methodologies like extreme programming, paired programming, scrum, and test-driven development.Preferred Technical and Professional ExpertiseCommunication and Presentation Skills: Ability to deliver compelling presentations, instilling ‘trusted advisor’ confidence and credibility, which quickly builds trust and mutual respect with diverse stakeholders, from coders to the c-suite.Experience in Technical Domains: Expertise in diverse technical domains, including application modernization, business automation, Site Reliability Engineering, AIOps, Edge Computing, integration technologies, and data engineering technologies.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 StatementIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: – Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.– Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.– Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.– Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.– Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.This position is eligible for participation in an IBM Sales Incentive plan. Actual incentive opportunity will be based on performance and the eligible Target Incentive, as addressed in the applicable plan, all of which is subject to change. The compensation range listed for this position is the IBM Reference Salary that is used when you are not actively participating in a sales plan. Your actual base pay plus incentive opportunity will be determined by the Incentive Plan assigned to you. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.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.Role:Client Engineering – Solution Architect – Washington, DCLocation: Multiple Locations See AllWashington AshburnHerndonChantillyRestonCategory:SalesEmployment Type:Full-TimeTravel Required:Up to 60% or 3 days a week (home on weekends – based on project requirements)Contract Type:RegularCompany:(0147) International Business Machines CorporationReq ID:739439BRProjected Minimum Salary:$137,000 per yearProjected Maximum Salary:$137,000-$207,000/year per yearDate Posted:November 21, 2024