Automation Practice Consultant

Ingram Micro; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an experienced professional to define and lead its automation and observability practice strategy. The role involves developing solution offerings, enhancing partner capabilities, and ensuring strategic alignment with vendors. The ideal candidate has a strong background in automation solutions and cloud technologies, with excellent presentation and engagement skills.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in automation, solution architecture, or practice leadership in a B2B technology environment.
• Proven expertise in Red Hat, IBM, and Elastic stacks.
• Exceptional presentation and partner engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead Ingram Micro's automation and observability practice strategy.
• Build and deliver robust enablement programs for partners.
• Support strategic partner opportunities by providing technical consultation.

Skills

Automation

Solution Architecture

Cloud Environments

Technical Leadership

ITSM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Engineering or a related technical field

Tools

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

OpenShift

IBM Automation Stack (Cloud Pak for AIOps, Instana, Turbonomic)

Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, Logstash)

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

GTM Strategy

• Define and lead Ingram Micro’s automation and observability practice strategy across Red Hat, IBM, and Elastic portfolios.
• Develop and maintain reusable solution offerings, partner playbooks, reference architectures, and use cases.
• Align with vendor and internal sales leadership to drive pipeline growth and practice expansion.
  
  

Partner Enablement & Technical Capacity Building

• Build and deliver robust enablement programs to uplift partner technical capabilities across:
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and OpenShift
• IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps, Turbonomic, Instana
• Elastic Stack (ELK) – including observability, SIEM, and APM solutions
• Lead bootcamps, technical workshops, webinars, and labs for Ingram Micro partners and resellers.
• Guide partners through solution design, certifications, and delivery readiness.
  
  

Presales & Solution Development

• Support strategic partner opportunities by providing technical consultation, solution validation, and architecture leadership.
• Co-develop proofs-of-concept and pilots in collaboration with partners and vendors.
• Ensure seamless integration of Red Hat, IBM, and Elastic tools with cloud, DevOps, and ITSM ecosystems (e.g., ServiceNow, Azure/AWS, GitOps).
  
  

Thought Leadership & Ecosystem Collaboration

• Act as the thought leader representing Ingram Micro in external forums, partner events, and industry panels.
• Collaborate closely with Red Hat, IBM, Solarwinds and Elastic technical teams to ensure solution roadmap alignment and co-selling support.
• Maintain a strong pulse on emerging trends in automation, AI-driven operations, and observability.
  
  

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5- 8+ years of experience in automation, solution architecture, or practice leadership in a B2B technology environment.
• Proven expertise in:
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform & OpenShift
• IBM Automation Stack (Cloud Pak for AIOps, Instana, Turbonomic)
• Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, Logstash, APM, SIEM)
• Strong track record of building partner practices, developing GTM programs, and supporting solution sales.
• Strong experience in cloud environments: AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks, observability pipelines, and integration architectures.
• Exceptional presentation, facilitation, and partner engagement skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Red Hat Certified Specialist (Ansible, OpenShift)
• IBM Certified Professional – Cloud Pak for AIOps / Instana
• Elastic Certified Engineer or Observability Specialist
• Knowledge of ITSM, DevOps pipelines, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD), and cloud-native architectures
• Experience working in a distributor-led model with strong partner/channel exposure (Ingram Micro experience is a plus)