Introduction
At IBM Global Sales, we bring together innovation, collaboration, and expertise to help clients solve their most complex business challenges. Working across industries and geographies, you'll partner with colleagues, clients, and partners to co-create solutions that drive digital transformation and lasting impact.Success in Global Sales is built on curiosity, empathy, and collaboration. You'll connect technical understanding with strong people skills, building trusted relationships and shaping solutions that improve business and society. With world-class onboarding, continuous learning, and a supportive culture, IBM offers the tools and opportunities to grow your career. Join us and be part of a global team that's passionate about driving innovation and making a difference.
Your Role And Responsibilities
Modernize Enterprise Integration at Scale
We are hiring a Senior Application Architect to lead enterprise integration and automation delivery programs, while driving modernization toward container-based and cloud-native platforms.
You will own architecture decisions in complex delivery programs and guide clients through real-world modernization not just design concepts.
What You Will Lead
Integration Architecture Ownership
- Design and lead enterprise integration architecture across mission-critical systems.
- Define API-first and event-driven integration patterns.
- Architect automation platforms (ESB, BPM).
- Ensure scalability, performance, and production stability.
Modernization Toward Container Platforms
- Lead modernization from traditional middleware to containerized environments.
- Design hybrid architectures integrating legacy systems with Kubernetes/OpenShift.
- Guide teams in containerizing integration workloads.
- Drive CI/CD and automation adoption.
Delivery & Technical Authority
- Serve as the lead architect in project execution.
- Ensure architecture integrity from design through production rollout.
- Resolve complex cross-domain technical issues.
- Mentor developers and architects.
Required Experience
Required technical and professional expertise
- 7+ years in application or integration architecture.
- 10+ years in software engineering or system design.
- Experience delivering enterprise integration projects.
- Strong middleware or integration platform background.
- Practical experience with Kubernetes or OpenShift.
Core Technical Expertise
Integration & Middleware
- API Management and RESTful architecture (APIC)
- Messaging systems (MQ, ACE, etc.)
- BPM / Process Mining (BAW)
- Event-driven architecture (EventStreams)
Container & Cloud-Native
- Kubernetes / OpenShift fundamentals
- Containerization patterns
- CI/CD implementation
- Observability basics
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- IBM middleware portfolio (WAS, Liberty, MQ, Db2, APIC, ACE, BAW, EventStreams)
- Experience modernizing monolithic systems
- Experience in regulated industries (Finance, Telecom, Government)
