Now Hiring - Technical Sales Specialist - Cloud Platform - Midwest in Leawood, KS

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job. It’s a calling to build, to design, to code, to consult, to sell, to collaborate with clients, to make markets, to invent. 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, let’s talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for cloud architects to join our IBM Cloud Platform Technical Sales team. Cloud architects develop and progress cloud opportunities for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings. Deliver solution workshops, product demonstrations, technical education, proof of concepts, and accelerate the adoption of IBM Public and Hybrid Cloud solutions.

IBM Cloud Platform technical sales responsibilities:

• Develop and progress sales opportunities of cloud platform solutions working with the IBM Sales teams
• Provides strategic direction to executive decision-makers
• Enable, support, and work with the Business Partner ecosystem
• Develop re-usable industry-specific assets and demonstrations
• Collaborate with other internal IBM teams to drive unmatched customer satisfaction
• Establish deep technical account relationships with clients
• Maintain an understanding of industry trends and business processes
• Define, design, and detail the technical aspects and feasibility of proposed solutions

The position requires strong technical skills and knowledge to evangelize and develop solutions with both IBM Cloud IaaS, such as IBM Cloud for VMware, and PaaS, including Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud. Candidates should have public cloud sales engineering or equivalent experience. Solution expertise with SAP, Power Systems AIX/i, and/or Red Hat OpenShift are a plus.
This is a technical, hands-on, customer-facing role. Candidates must have the ability to earn the trust of customers and partners at any level, from executive to developer. We are looking for builders to innovate the future of IBM cloud computing.
Candidates that reside near or within the region are strongly preferred.


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Demonstrable extensive pre-sales, post-sales, technical consulting, or equivalent experience in the cloud space
• Experience working with C-Level executives on building/delivering advanced cloud solutions
• Solution design experience working with public, private, and hybrid cloud models
• Proven demonstrated skill and hands-on experience with a breadth of cloud technologies
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a proven track record of building consensus across diverse groups of stakeholders
• A passion for delivering creative solutions that help customers solve key business issues through the use of cloud capabilities
• Ability to be flexible and thrive in a dynamic fast-paced environment

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Solid understanding of IBM Cloud Computing Services (IaaS and PaaS)
• Demonstrable extensive experience with Cloud Infrastructure technologies (e.g., virtual private cloud, object storage, block storage, cloud network connectivity, encryption technologies, etc)
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and microservices
• Experience with Terraform/Ansible/Chef/Puppet and automating infrastructure
• Working knowledge of DevOps and tooling
• Cloud databases (PostgreSQL, EnterpriseDB, IBM Db2, Cloudant, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch)
• VMware and related technology (NSX, Veeam, Zerto)
• Certifications: Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration, RedHat OpenShift Operator Certification, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company’s Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM’s global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients’ growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

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?

This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

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.

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

This position is eligible for participation in an IBM Sales Incentive plan. Actual incentive opportunity will be based on performance and the eligible Target Incentive, as addressed in the applicable plan, all of which is subject to change. The compensation range listed for this position is the IBM Reference Salary that is used when you are not actively participating in a sales plan. Your actual base pay plus incentive opportunity will be determined by the Incentive Plan assigned to you.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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