IBM

Application Architect-Microservices

Posted On

Dec. 19, 2024

Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Experience Level

Professional

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

Jan. 10, 2025

Job Description

Introduction
As an IBM Application Architect, you directly help clients transform their business and solve complex problems. You will define the scope and vision for projects that deliver customized solutions using your knowledge of IBM platforms. You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, technical resources, and project stakeholders.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Enterprise Architect in IBM Consulting, you'll serve as a leader in defining solutions for clients. You'll be the advocate for the client while guiding the technical team to implementation.
You'll collaborate with client stakeholders and internal partners to understand the business problem and requirements, constraints of the system and concerns of the various stakeholders to systematically transform detailed solutions (architectures) for the client.
Your primary responsibilities include:

Strategic Analysis and Modernized Solution Design: Analyse and translate IT requirements using modernization frameworks into components of a modernized solution.
Optimize Modernization Assets and Methods: Reuse and enhance Digital modernization assets, methods, and collateral.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Strong skill’s expected in cloud platforms (Private and Public), microservices architecture, APIs, and container orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker).
Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and architecture methodologies
Strong understanding of cloud computing, data architecture, cybersecurity principles, and regulatory environments
Experience with digital transformation, microservices, DevOps, and CI/CD practices
Excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills
Proven track record of driving technology innovation and managing enterprise-level projects
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language
Knowledge of IT governance, regulatory requirements, and compliance
Hands-on experience in modern technologies such as AI/ML, Datalake, IoT, and big data analytics
Exposure to Agile methodologies and experience working in cross-functional, collaborative teams
Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns, SOA, and event-driven architectures
Develop, implement, and maintain an enterprise architecture framework that aligns with business objectives and IT strategies.
Design and oversee the implementation of complex IT solutions, ensuring they meet both functional and non-functional requirements
Evaluate and recommend technologies, tools, and practices to enhance system scalability, reliability, and security.
Provide guidance to squad leads / technical leads and development teams on system design, integration, and deployment
Oversee the delivery of solution architectures for major IT projects and ensure consistency with enterprise architecture principles
Ensure all architectural documentation and technical specifications are complete and current
Lead the evaluation and selection of appropriate technology platforms, tools, and services, such as cloud, AI, microservices, containerization, and DevOps
Drive innovation by identifying emerging trends, conducting proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and determining their fit for the organization

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Work with cybersecurity teams to ensure systems are secure, reliable, and compliant with regulatory requirements
Establish architecture review boards (ARBs) to ensure that architectural guidelines and standards are enforced and drive this along with customer counter-parts
Develop and manage the architecture repository to capture knowledge and best practices across internal IBM and Customer teams
Continuously refine and improve architecture governance processes

About Business Unit

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique

Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

About IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location Statement

When applying to jobs of your interest, we recommend that you do so for those that match your experience and expertise. Our recruiters advise that you apply to not more than 3 roles in a year for the best candidate experience.

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, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Jobs at Mumbai

KPMG

Technology Consulting-DT Cyber Defe…

KI Professional

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Application Architect-Microservices Apply Now

Job Description

Jobs at Mumbai

More Jobs at IBM

Actively Recruiting Companies at Mumbai, Maharashtra

Application Architect-Microservices