Your Role and ResponsibilitiesTo help achieve this win-win outcome, a ‘day-in-the-life’ in this role may include, but not be limited to…
- Working individual contributor, you will be understanding clients’ main challenges and developing solutions that help them transform mission-critical IBM Z applications for hybrid cloud environments with stability, security, and agility
- Leading in planning, installing, configuring, verifying, and migrating IBM Z DevOps solutions that uses robust toolsets to develop and maintain z/OS applications
- Ensuring accurate documentation of and delivery to the project scope and timeline alongside adherence to the zDevOps products’ implementation methodologies
- Demonstrating a natural bias towards self-motivation, curiosity, and initiative in addition to navigating data and people to find answers and present solutions
- Strong collaboration and communication skills as you work across the client, partner, and IBM team
- Solving Client Challenges Effectively: Understanding clients’ main challenges and developing solutions that helps them reach true business value by working thru the phases of design, development integration, implementation, migration, and product support with a sense of urgency
- Conducting and participating in technical solution workshops
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience in Computer Science/Information Systems/Engineering
- Hands-on exposure to real-world application of computer science, information systems or engineering concepts
- Excellent communication and presentation skills that are engaging, compelling, and influential
- Experience with the design, deployment, and optimization of software solutions for IBM Z, LinuxONE and associated operating systems and virtualization software including z/OS or Linux
- Technical Expertise in Mainframe System Software on z/OS, middleware, and networking, including integrations between Z DevOps products and open source or third-party offerings
- Experience in the preparation and delivery of training
- Ability to work independently and take accountability
- 5+ years of experience with IBM Z
- 5+ years of solution consulting or relevant industry experience.
- The second European language despite good command of English is a must
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Experience with installation and configuration of IBM Z products, customization and application integration and testing and validation of success criteria
- Experience with Git migrations
- Experience with flexible infrastructure implementation, including development and testing for cloud native app development and modernization in a flexible consumption model.
- Experience with the following products will be highly regarded: Developer for z/OS (IDz), Enterprise Edition (IDzEE), Application Delivery Foundation for z/OS (ADFz), Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence (ADDI), IBM Z Development and Test (ZD&T) and IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS (ZVDT)
- Experience in the delivery of training
- In addition to the above experience, the ideal candidate will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Dynamic team player who is comfortable working in a small, but rapidly evolving environment
- A passion for making a difference in their profession and the environment