Staff Solutions Engineer — Data Streaming & Cloud Growth

IBM; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Global Sales is seeking Staff Solution Sales Engineers to partner with Account Executives as the technical advisor for customers. You’ll surface business needs, design technical solutions, and guide customers through adoption patterns, ensuring successful outcomes and incremental value realization across deployments.

You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver compelling technical storytelling, enable ongoing value, and drive adoption maturity while building trusted relationships

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Solutions Engineer or similar.
• Experience with Event-Driven architecture and data processing technologies.
• Hands-on exposure to Cloud Architecture, Migrations, Deployment and App Development.
• Experience with Automation, GitOps and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Java, Python or SQL.
• Technical certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integrations.
• Clear, consistent self-starter with a passion to learn and solve hard problems.
• Exceptional presentation and communications capabilities, with confidence presenting to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical proofs of concept from conception to Go-Live.
• Conduct discovery and whiteboard sessions to develop new use-cases.
• Provide thought leadership through technical talks and workshops.
• Guide customers with hands-on help to mature deployment practices.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to advocate for customer needs.

Skills

Solutions Engineering

Event-Driven

Data Integration

Cloud Architecture

Kubernetes

Java/Python/SQL

Cloud Certifications

Communication Skills

Tools

GitOps

Job description

IBM Global Sales is seeking Staff Solution Sales Engineers to partner with Account Executives as the technical advisor for customers. You’ll surface business needs, design technical solutions, and guide customers through adoption patterns, ensuring successful outcomes and incremental value realization across deployments.

You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver compelling technical storytelling, enable ongoing value, and drive adoption maturity while building trusted relationships