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 under minimal supervision, 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.
- Supporting in planning, leading in 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, including deployment of software solutions for IBM Z, LinuxONE and associated operating systems and virtualization software including z/OS or Linux on Z
- Exposure to DevOps solutions including IBM Z and open-source products.
- Experience in the preparation and delivery of training
- Ability to work independently and take accountability
- 2+ years of experience with IBM Z
- 2+ 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.
- The ideal candidate will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- A passion for making a difference in their profession and the environment.
- Knowledge in another European language, as preferred are: German, French, Spanish, Italian