Lead Cloud Architect - Financial Services Cloud

Company: IBM Computing
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: September 15, 2020

Job Description:

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk., Digitization is accelerating the ongoing evolution of business, and clouds - public, private, and hybrid - enable companies to extend their existing infrastructure and integrate across systems. IBM Cloud provides the security, control, and visibility that our clients have come to expect. We are working to provide the right tools and environment to combine all of our client's data, no matter where it resides, to respond to changing market dynamics.

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IBM Lead Cloud Architect - Financial Services Cloud in Bethesda, Maryland

Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

IBM is seeking a Lead Cloud Architect with deep Financial Services expertise to join our team in North America. In this role, you will help develop a catalog of pro-forma architectures that bring out the best of IBM and our Financial Services Cloud ecosystem to assist our customers with Digital Transformation of their business processes and application modernization to cloud. You will define target application architectures and migration strategies for our clients. You will advise our clients to identify the right strategy and modernize their legacy applications using modern cloud native architectures with container platforms and cloud services. In addition, as the Lead Cloud Architect, you will be performing team management and workflow assignment. You will be responsible for team performance, quality of deliverables and fulfillment of goals.

Key outcome measures for this role are:

* Work with across IBM business units, the IBM Partner Ecosystem, and the client's IT team, to co-develop and continuously optimize pro-forma architectures covering Digitalization of Operations, Open Banking, Omni-channel, Capital Markets, Core Banking, Core Insurance, Event Driven Architectures, and Advanced Data / AI.

* Gather and assess the current application and infrastructure solutions, inclusive of Partner Ecosystem Solutions, performing a gap analysis, and recommending the to-be application solution architecture.

* Represent deep expertise on modernization of mainframe legacy, transformation of mission critical applications needing re-architecture, as well as containerization/refactoring.

* Use your knowledge platform as a service offerings in the market, cloud application architecture and best practices, API management, Microservices, DevOps, Data Modernization and cloud integration suites to advise our clients on their hybrid cloud journey and multi-speed IT .

* You should have great breadth and depth of experience when it comes to modernizing legacy applications to hybrid cloud with the ability to work with a global team.

* Stay abreast of emerging technology trends and solutions to Financial Services challenges. Advise IBM FS Cloud Team on new partners that should be approached to be part of the Partner Ecosystem.

* As an IBM Financial Services Cloud Architect, you are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among executive level business partners, technical resources, and project stakeholders.

* Encourages team members and groups to work together and takes responsibility for team building to optimize performance.

* Sets challenging but achievable targets for each architect on your team to match business metrics and performance standards.

* Mentor and develop team members.

* Travel will average 25% up to 50%

Preferred work location: Austin, Dallas, Charlotte, Phoenix

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

* 10+ years of IT experience

* Experience as a technical leader managing teams of no less than 5 people.

* Significant architectural experience in Banking, Financial Markets, or Insurance

* 3+ years of at-scale experience architecting and developing hybrid and public cloud application solutions leverage Java application development, APIs, Microservice Architectures and PaaS Architectures

* 3+ years of experience with at-scale Data Innovation and modernization for competitive advantages, inclusive of Advanced Analytics, Event Driven Architectures, AI and ML

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

* Significant practical knowledge of DevOps, DevSecOps, and Production best practices

* 3+ years of experience leading Cloud transformation journey in (strategy, design, application migration planning or implementation)

* Significant practical knowledge of DevOps, DevSecOps, and Production best practices

* 3+ years of experience leading Cloud transformation journey in (strategy, design, application migration planning or implementation)

About Business Unit

Digitization is accelerating the ongoing evolution of business, and clouds - public, private, and hybrid - enable companies to extend their existing infrastructure and integrate across systems. IBM Cloud provides the security, control, and visibility that our clients have come to expect. We are working to provide the right tools and environment to combine all of our client's data, no matter where it resides, to respond to changing market dynamics.

Your Life @ IBM

What matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge? Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities - where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust - where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.

About IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.

Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Apply Now * 10+ years of IT experience

* Experience as a technical leader managing teams of no less than 5 people.

* Significant architectural experience in Banking, Financial Markets, or Insurance

* 3+ years of at-scale experience architecting and developing hybrid and public cloud application solutions leverage Java application development, APIs, Microservice Architectures and PaaS Architectures

* 3+ years of experience with at-scale Data Innovation and modernization for competitive advantages, inclusive of Advanced Analytics, Event Driven Architectures, AI and ML

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

* Significant practical knowledge of DevOps, DevSecOps, and Production best practices

* 3+ years of experience leading Cloud transformation journey in (strategy, design, application migration planning or implementation)

* Significant practical knowledge of DevOps, DevSecOps, and Production best practices

* 3+ years of experience leading Cloud transformation journey in (strategy, design, application migration planning or implementation)

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