Job Description

Introduction
As an IBM Application Architect, you directly help clients transform their business and solve complex problems. You will define the scope and vision for projects that deliver customized solutions using your knowledge of IBM platforms. You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, technical resources, and project stakeholders.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As businesses, governments and communities become more data driven in their decision making and business operations, demand on the new and innovative data related capabilities are exponentially growing. As trusted advisor to the Chief Data Officer, CIO and Head of Data Program in the enterprises, build compelling value proposition for flexible and futuristic data architecture on enterprise and open source tools. You will help clients transition their data & AI workloads to IBM / Hyperscaler (AWS, GCP, Azure) cloud platforms. You will partner with Client, sector teams, global markets team to understand client requirement, develop solution with compelling value proposition which includes data architecture, technology selection, effort estimation and the delivery plan. Present the solution to the client, engage in technical discussion and providing clarifications on the solution proposed. On successful wins, own the delivery of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Own end to end solutioning and delivery of data transformation programs, b) small and nimble data initiatives to realize quick gains, while working with teams at IBM and its Partners to bring the best tools and delivery methods.
• Understanding client requirements, develop data strategy, architecture and solution that meet client requirements.
• Apply knowledge and explain the benefits to organizations adopting strategies relating to: NextGen / New Age Data capabilities covering data supply chain, data governance and data ops.
• Identify right technology solutions for the above.
• Work on opportunity pursuits to shape and solution data programs, engage with key client executives and effectively communicate value proposition on the new age data capabilities
• Work in building core data assets of one of the cloud providers

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Someone who has traversed the data journey, having moved the clients through the modernization of data warehouse to data lakes to data operations on the cloud.
• Expertise in cloud-based data warehouse / data lake implementation
• Hands on experience in ETL, data warehouse, data lake, business intelligence, data governance, MDM, data virtualization and data ops technologies.
• Executed two or more engagements covering end to end lifecycle of nextgen data project (framing data strategy, define & drive new age data architecture, it\xe2\x80\x99s transition to cloud and subsequent adoption)
• Consulted clients on aspiration to make them information led decision making business.
• Hands on expertise in building and implementing data architecture for large enterprises.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Worked in a third party consulting, service, technology organization for a fair share of the career.
• Deep expertise in applying Analytics for two or more industries (BFSI, Manufacturing, Distribution, Electronics, Oil&Gas etc.)

About Business Unit IBM Global Business Services is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world\'s economy. IBM GBS partners with the world\'s leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.


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