Job Description
Introduction
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 skills and experience.
Your Role And Responsibilities
You'll work with analysts and architects to turn requirements into IBM AppConnect, APIConnect, and MQ integration designs, then build, configure, and deploy message flows, APIs, and messaging artifacts. You'll implement data mappings and transformations, automate CI/CD pipelines for reliable delivery, and proactively monitor performancetroubleshooting issues to meet SLAs. You'll also write and run tests, maintain clear technical documentation, ensure compliance with security and governance standards, and continuously seek ways to optimize our integration landscape.
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Integration Experience: 45 years designing and building enterprise integrations with IBM AppConnect (v11+), IBM APIConnect, and IBMMQ.AppConnect & MQ Skills: Handson expertise creating AppConnect message flows, API definitions, MQ queue managers, channels, clustering, and messaging patterns.API Design & Security: Solid track record designing, securing, publishing, and versioning RESTful/SOAP APIs using IBMAPIConnect in accordance with corporate governance.Data Mapping & Transformation: Proficient in XML/JSON/CSV mappings and transformations using ESQL, XSLT, JavaScript, or Java for custom logic.CI/CD & Automation: Experience authoring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins, UrbanCode, etc.) to automate build, test, and deployment of integration artifacts.Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Strong ability to instrument, monitor, and troubleshoot integrations to meet performance SLAs and minimize disruption.
Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to work crossfunctionally and mentor junior team members.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
Databases & Scripting: Familiarity with relational databases (DB2, Oracle, SQLServer) and scripting languages for data processing and automation.Agile Development: Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum teams and using tools like JIRA and Confluence for backlog management and documentation.
