Solutions Engineer - Data Streaming & Cloud

International Business Machines Corporation; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Global Sales is seeking a Solutions Engineer to drive early-stage evaluation and ongoing value realization for customers adopting Confluent technologies. You will partner with Account Executives to act as the technical advisor, surface business needs, and craft designs to meet them.

You will lead discovery sessions, develop use-cases, and deliver technical talks and workshops to enable customers. The role emphasizes collaboration with Product and Engineering teams and mentoring peers to

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.

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

Solutions Engineering

Event-Driven Architecture

Data Integration

Cloud Architecture

Automation

GitOps

Kubernetes

Java

Python

SQL

Cloud Certifications

Communication

Presentation

Tools

Kafka

Apache Flink

Job description

IBM Global Sales is seeking a Solutions Engineer to drive early-stage evaluation and ongoing value realization for customers adopting Confluent technologies. You will partner with Account Executives to act as the technical advisor, surface business needs, and craft designs to meet them.

You will lead discovery sessions, develop use-cases, and deliver technical talks and workshops to enable customers. The role emphasizes collaboration with Product and Engineering teams and mentoring peers to