Real-Time Data Streaming Solutions Engineer

IBM; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Global Sales is seeking a Solutions Engineer specializing in real-time data streaming to act as a technical advisor for enterprise accounts. You will own the technical relationship and drive the technical win during critical lifecycle phases, architecting event-driven solutions with Kafka and Flink, and mapping business pain points to Confluent value.

Responsibilities include leading PoCs/RFIs, managing technical discovery, and collaborating cross-functionally to influence product roadmaps

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Industry-specific certifications (e.g., Confluent Certified Developer/Administrator) are highly valued.
• Minimum 2-4 years of technical, customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect tailored Confluent solutions to meet complex enterprise requirements.
• Lead technical discovery sessions with high-value prospects to uncover needs and the Why.
• Participate in MEDDPICC for opportunity qualification with Account Executives.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical communication

MEDDPICC

PoCs/RFIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Confluent Certified Developer/Administrator (valued)

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Java/Python/Scala

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Kubernetes

Confluent ecosystem

Job description

IBM Global Sales is seeking a Solutions Engineer specializing in real-time data streaming to act as a technical advisor for enterprise accounts. You will own the technical relationship and drive the technical win during critical lifecycle phases, architecting event-driven solutions with Kafka and Flink, and mapping business pain points to Confluent value.

Responsibilities include leading PoCs/RFIs, managing technical discovery, and collaborating cross-functionally to influence product roadmaps