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

• Provide end-to-end technical guidance and expertise; creatively applying cloud infrastructure and platform services to help solve business problems; and communicating these approaches to different business audiences in designated industries.
• Represent and facilitate architecture in discovery discussions with prospective clients, assess architecture needs for projects, work with Development leads and System Analysts to provide solutions.
• Upon commencement of engagements, co-lead client workshops with System Analysts; influencing participants from all levels of our clients’ organization to find the best outcomes and arrive at the architecture that will support the engagement.
• Work with clients and IBM teams to identify business problems and provide innovative solutions to them while evangelizing and accelerating the adoption of current and future .NET Core and technologies.
• Use exceptional communication skills and with input from product management, development, and architecture thought leaders, work to deliver high quality end-to-end Solutions at Scale in response to the identified business requirements from our clients.
• Explore and develop new technical skills and industry practices, while absorbing professional knowledge quickly and using demonstrated interpersonal skills to be an effective ambassador for .NET Core
• Hands on expertise on .NET Core & asp.net – Able to design, code and guide a team

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor degree or above in Engineering, Information Technology, Business or related fields
• 10+ years of overall experience in .NET, with experience in latest .NET technologies
• Able to demonstrate .NET coding best practices and technology design
• Architecting and developing cloud-native applications including development of APIs and microservices on containers.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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