Real-Time Data Streaming Solutions Architect

International Business Machines Corporation

City of Westminster

On-site

GBP 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is seeking a Solutions Engineer specializing in real-time data streaming. You will own the technical relationship with enterprise accounts, architecting event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, and driving technical wins during critical stages of the customer lifecycle.

You will map business pain points to Confluent product value, lead in discovery sessions, manage PoCs/RFPs, and collaborate across teams to align architecture

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, IT or equivalent.
2–4 years in a highly technical, customer-facing role.

Responsibilities

Architect tailored Confluent solutions to meet complex enterprise requirements.
Lead technical discovery sessions with high-value prospects to uncover needs and Why.
Participate in MEDDPICC framework to shape technical criteria, champions, and business win.
Lead and manage PoCs and RFPs/RFIs, building proof points that demonstrate value.
Share field learnings and architectural patterns across teams to influence product roadmaps.
Resolve complex technical objections and act as escalation point for Kafka/Flink internals.

Skills

Kafka

Flink

Java/Scala/Python

Cloud architectures

RFP/RFI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

Confluent Cloud

Schema Registry

Connectors

ksqlDB

Apache Kafka

Apache Flink

Job description

You will map business pain points to Confluent product value, lead in discovery sessions, manage PoCs/RFPs, and collaborate across teams to align architecture

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