Solutions Engineer, Data Streaming & Adoption

International Business Machines Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in the United States is seeking a Solutions Engineer to bridge technical design with customer success in the Global Markets organization. You will partner with Account Executives, surface customer needs, and craft technical designs to meet business goals, helping drive adoption of Confluent technology and delivering value across industries.

The role requires hands-on engagement in discovery, PoCs, demonstrations, and workshops, plus strong communication skills to present to executives and

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Solutions Engineering or similar work experience.
• Experience with Event-Driven architecture, Data Integration & Processing Techniques, Database & Data Warehouse technologies.
• First-Hand exposure to Cloud Architecture, Migrations, Deployment & Application Development.
• Experience with Automation, GitOps and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Java, Python or SQL.
• Technical certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integration.
• Clear, consistent demonstration of self-starter behavior, a desire to learn new things and tackle hard technical problems.
• Exceptional presentation and communications capabilities.
• Confidence presenting to a highly skilled and experienced audience, ranging from developers to enterprise architects and up to C-level executives.

Responsibilities

• Help advance new & innovative Data Streaming use-cases from conception to Go-Live
• Execute on and lead Technical Proofs of Concept
• Conduct Discovery & Whiteboard Sessions to develop new use-cases
• Provide Thought Leadership by delivering Technical Talks and Workshops
• Guide customers with hands-on help and best practice to drive operational maturity of their Confluent Deployment
• Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities
• Work closely with Product and Engineering teams, and serve as a key Product advocate across the Customer, Partner and Industry ecosystem
• Forge strong relationships with key customer stakeholders and serve as a dependable partner for them

Skills

Event-driven architecture

Data integration

Data processing techniques

Cloud architecture

Migrations

Deployment

Application development

Java

Python

SQL

Cloud certifications

Self-motivation

Presentation skills

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Kafka

Apache Flink

Job description

IBM in the United States is seeking a Solutions Engineer to bridge technical design with customer success in the Global Markets organization. You will partner with Account Executives, surface customer needs, and craft technical designs to meet business goals, helping drive adoption of Confluent technology and delivering value across industries.

The role requires hands-on engagement in discovery, PoCs, demonstrations, and workshops, plus strong communication skills to present to executives and