Senior Application Architect

Job description

As a Senior 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. You will have access to the latest education, tools and technology, and a limitless career path with the world's technology leader. Come to IBM and make a global impact!
You will work with various projects and clients, working towards client specifications. Your role will involve:
·  Development for specific systems on a range of platforms including Linux, Microsoft and various mobile environments (iOS, Android, Hybrid)
·  Working within the entire development life-cycle including design, build, and coding
·  Using object-oriented programming languages and tools to deliver a range of solutions
·  Participates in the analysis of system and business requirements to provide hands-on solutions to meet or exceed our customers' expectations.
·  Communicates with the Product Management and development teams to raise issues and identify potential barriers in a timely fashion.
·  Strong track record of establishing or using best practices in software architecture and development.
Auto req ID

331481BR
Required Education

High School Diploma/GED
Role ( Job Role )

Application Architect
State / Province

LOUISIANA
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 50% or 3 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)
IBM Business Group

GBS
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

Baton Rouge
Being You @ IBM

IBM 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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  At least 5 years of relevant experience
·  At least 3 year of experience with Application Architecture projects
·  At least 4 years experience of designing architecture solutions with supporting documentation for multiple points of integration (with various servers, applications, platforms, etc.)
·  Experience with Cloud migration to one of the following Clouds: Red Hat, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud platform, or IBM Cloud
·  Experience with Containerization (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
·  Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery
·  Must be detail oriented and have critical thinking skills
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Development experience in any of the following technologies and opinions on how to use them correctly: Java and/or Web Technologies (i.e. C#, .NET, SWL, etc).
·  Experience with APIs
·  Cloud technologies (i.e. AWS, Azure, Red Hat, etc)
·  Experience with breaking down application monoliths to microservices
·  Experience with loosely coupled service-oriented and /or event-driven architecture
·  Experience with toolchains
·  Experience working with Informatica and/or Sterling
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire
Location Statement

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.

IBM intends this job to be performed entirely outside of Colorado.
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 Life @ IBM

What matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About Business Unit

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About IBM

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