Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

As an Application Architect specializing in Google Cloud, you will analyze and translate IT requirements into components of a modernized solution using modernization frameworks. You will leverage your expertise in legacy asset analysis, code restructuring, and refactoring to deliver solutions applicable for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Google App Engine. Your primary responsibilities will include: * Design Modernized Solutions: Analyze and translate IT requirements into components of a modernized solution using modernization frameworks, ensuring seamless integration with Google Cloud based platform components and services. * Lead Legacy Asset Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of legacy platforms, identifying opportunities for code restructuring, refactoring, and conversion to executable business rules for GKE and Google App Engine. * Develop Hybrid Cloud Applications: Collaborate with delivery teams to design, develop, and test applications in hybrid cloud environments, ensuring effective integration and service exposure mechanisms. * Enhance Digital Modernization Assets: Reuse and enhance digital modernization assets, methods, and collateral to drive efficient solution delivery and methodology. * Guide Service Exposure Mechanisms: Oversee the design and implementation of service exposure mechanisms to interface components for reuse by Systems of Engagement.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education
Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

* Legacy Asset Analysis Expertise: Experience with analyzing legacy platforms, identifying opportunities for code restructuring, refactoring, and conversion to executable business rules for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Google App Engine. * Modernization Frameworks Knowledge: Experience with modernization frameworks to analyze and translate IT requirements into components of a modernized solution, ensuring seamless integration with Google Cloud based platform components and services. * Hybrid Cloud Development Experience: Experience developing and testing applications in hybrid cloud environments, with expertise in effective integration and service exposure mechanisms. * Google Cloud Platform Expertise: Experience with Google Cloud based platform components and services, including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Google App Engine. * Code Restructuring and Refactoring Skills: Experience with code restructuring and refactoring to deliver solutions applicable for GKE and Google App Engine.

Preferred technical and professional experience

* Legacy Platform Familiarity: Experience with one or more legacy platforms, including expertise in code restructuring and refactoring, is beneficial for this role. * Hybrid Cloud Testing: Familiarity with development and testing of applications in hybrid cloud environments is advantageous for successful collaboration with delivery teams. * Digital Modernization Asset Enhancement: Experience reusing and enhancing digital modernization assets, methods, and collateral is valuable for driving efficient solution delivery and methodology.

Years of Experience:
8-10