Technical Architect

Technical Architect, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY and various unanticipated client sites throughout the US (Up to 100% telecommuting permitted): Lead the design, modernization, and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient hybrid cloud and containerized infrastructure platforms. Define and lead the technical architecture strategy for hybrid cloud, container orchestration (Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift, VMware Tanzu), and virtualized environments (VMware, Nutanix, RedHat). Architect secure and scalable infrastructure across private, public, and hybrid cloud ecosystems. Evaluate, design, and implement solutions for computing, storage, networking, identity, and availability zones across global regions. Design and implement Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift clusters across multi-cloud and on-prem environments, including CI/CD integration, policy enforcement, and workload orchestration. Define governance, observability, and security patterns for containerized workloads. Lead Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, GitHub, PowerShell, and Python. Enable self-service infrastructure capabilities through automation frameworks and developer platforms. Partner with DevSecOps, SRE, Infrastructure Operations, Security, and Datacenter Operation teams to scope, define, size, and execute application onboarding, modernization, and consolidation initiatives. Mentor engineering teams and influence enterprise architecture (EA) roadmaps. Ensure High Availability, Disaster Recovery (DR), cost optimization complies with the standards. Manage vendor relationships and support sales teams during RFI/RFP phases; conduct proofs-of-concept (POCs) and customer demos. Utilize: Hybrid Cloud, AWS, Azure, Red Hat Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Python, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Stack. Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related and five (5) years of experience as a Consultant Architect, Virtualization Architect, Senior Cloud Architect or related. Five (5) years of experience must include utilizing Hybrid Cloud, AWS, Azure, Red Hat Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Python, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Stack. $247319 to $250000 per year. Please send resumes to recruitad@us.ibm.com. Applicants must reference SN172 in the

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