Application Architect-Hybrid Cloud Manage

IBM; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking an Application Architect specializing in Hybrid Cloud Management. You will oversee the overall application system, set technology standards, translate business objectives into standards, and define consistent products, vendors, and methodologies.

This role requires deep expertise across Java, .NET, C++, DBMS, Mainframe, EAI, and cloud platforms, with a focus on performance, scalability, and DevOps.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in designing scalable, secure cloud-based systems.
• Experience with Java, Open Systems, DBMS, Mainframe, EAI, C++, and .NET to resolve complex issues.
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns and DevOps practices.
• Experience standardizing technologies and defining consistent product and vendor choices.
• Ability to advise clients on Cloud Management strategies and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define technology standards and translate business objectives into technology plans.
• Ensure application support, performance, and scalability across the stack.
• Consult on cloud management strategies and roadmaps for clients.
• Resolve issues across stacks in cloud-hosted applications with multiple technologies.
• Enforce DevOps methodologies for seamless component interactions and delivery.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Java

Open Systems

DBMS

Mainframe

EAI

C++

.NET

DevOps

Tools

EAI Tools

Mainframe Tools

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an Application Architect specializing in Hybrid Cloud Management, you will manage the overall application system, ensuring seamless interactions between components. You will establish technology standards, translate business objectives into technology standards, and select/define/enforce consistent products, vendors, methodologies, and standards.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Define Technology Standards: Establish and enforce technology standards, ensuring consistency across the application system, and translating business objectives into actionable technology plans.
• Manage Application Support: Ensure application support, performance, availability, and scalability, while maintaining the functional interface to the application infrastructure.
• Consult on Cloud Management: Provide expert consultation to clients on Cloud Management strategies and roadmaps, leveraging your deep expertise in Cloud platforms and architectural patterns.
• Resolve Issues and Tickets: Manage issues and tickets across stacks in a Cloud-hosted application, utilizing your proficiency in various technologies, including Java, Open Systems, DBMS, Mainframe, EAI, C++, and .NET.
• Enforce DevOps Methodologies: Apply your knowledge of DevOps methodologies to ensure seamless interactions between components and efficient application delivery.

This position can be performed from anywhere in the United States of America.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Deep Expertise in Cloud Platforms: Proven experience with Cloud platforms, including the ability to design and implement scalable, secure, and efficient cloud-based systems.
• Proficiency in Multiple Technologies: Experience with a range of technologies, including Java, Open Systems, DBMS, Mainframe, EAI, C++, and .NET, with the ability to apply this knowledge to resolve complex technical issues.
• Architectural Patterns and DevOps: Deep understanding of architectural patterns and DevOps methodologies, with experience in applying these principles to ensure seamless interactions between components and efficient application delivery.
• Technology Standardization: Experience in establishing and enforcing technology standards, translating business objectives into actionable technology plans, and selecting/defining/enforcing consistent products, vendors, methodologies, and standards.
• Consulting on Cloud Management: Experience in providing expert consultation to clients on Cloud Management strategies and roadmaps, with the ability to leverage expertise in Cloud platforms and architectural patterns to drive business outcomes.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Familiarity with EAI Tools: Knowledge of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) tools and technologies, with the ability to apply this knowledge to resolve complex technical issues and ensure seamless interactions between components.
• Conversant with Mainframe: Understanding of Mainframe technologies, including the ability to manage and maintain applications hosted on Mainframe platforms.
• Solid Understanding of DBMS: Deep understanding of Database Management Systems (DBMS), including the ability to design and implement scalable, secure, and efficient database systems.