Power Virtual Server Solution Architect

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

• Assess business and technical requirements to identify the most efficient cloud subscription models; reduce planning complexity and operational costs while improving service and response times
• Knowledge and skills for key cloud and hybrid-cloud features, networking, storage, backup, security, resiliency (HA/DR), and migration strategies for IBM Power Virtual Server
• Provide expert technical consultation and leadership in the analysis & design, planning, and implementation of IBM Cloud solutions using reference architectures and best practices.
• Understand and architect migration of on-premise IBM i and AIX workloads to the IBM Power Virtual Server environment
• Work with the Technical Sales team to gather customer requirements, create IBM Cloud architectures, detailed Cloud solution designs that include specifications, diagrams, models and presentation material
• Design compute, storage, network, security, backup/restore, and disaster recovery capabilities that meet requirements and optimize costs
• Design and enable network and storage-based replication between data centers for IBM i and AIX systems
• Establish and assist in the implementation of monitoring and management of the Cloud instances for availability, performance, and cost optimizations
• Architect and guide the implementation of IBM Cloud solutions using modern deployment and configuration tools and practices (e.g, Terraform, Ansible, scripting)
• Enable IBM Cloud managed services through configuration management, monitoring, and incident management using automation and integration
• Proficient in public cloud offerings and services specific to IBM Cloud and IBM Power Virtual Server
• Understanding of enterprise IT workloads to target and motivate migration of applications to the cloud
• Identify product improvements or new products by remaining current on industry trends, market activities, and competitors
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies
• Enhances staff accomplishments and competence by planning delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved processes; mentoring team members
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in STEM plus 6 – 12 years of related experience; minimum of 3 years of experience administering IBM Power systems, including IBM I and AIX OS and related operational technologies
• Strong knowledge of IBM Power Systems architecture, virtualization, and storage concepts
• Experience with system monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning
• Familiarity with backup and recovery procedures for Power i systems
• Experience implementing and managing Power HA solutions for system high availability and disaster recovery
• Experience managing the Hardware Management Console (HMC) for Power i systems
• Excellent IBM i and AIX troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent knowledge of IBM Power Systems and Administration
• Experience in installation and configuration of IBM POWER servers along with AIX/Linux OS
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Experience with clustering and high availability
• Knowledge of HMC & Novalink, KVM
• Good Exposure in the storage domain

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• None