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
The IBM Technology Expert Labs organization is looking for an IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (IBM GDPS) Delivery Consultant with expertise in IBM Z, zOS and Storage technology and products to lead and deliver pre-sales and post-sales client engagements that enable the adoption of IBM GDPS.
Ideal candidates will have demonstrated a successful history of implementing IBM GDPS engagements, be familiar with sysplex architectural methods, can independently assess IT infrastructures, evaluate gaps in best practices and create IBM GDPS solution recommendations for client environments while displaying excellent collaboration and communication with Clients, Sellers, Business Partners and Colleagues by delivering reports to clients.
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
- z/OS High Availability technology and capabilities including Parallel Sysplex (eg: GRS, Coupling Facilities and Sysplex Failure Management)
- z/VM system programming or Linux on z Systems administration
- Copy Services technology including Metro Mirror, Global Mirror and z/OS Global Mirror (plus FlashCopy Software replication
- Successfully delivering IBM Z projects and/or architecting and planning infrastructures for customer's data centers
- Customer or executive facing communications, requirements analysis, documentation, and report presentations.
- Networking skills especially TCP/IP knowledge
- Tivoli System Automation and/or NetView
- Storage management experience using DFSMS
- Ability to lead customer technical workshops up to 20+ people.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- English: Fluent
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Knowledge or experience with GDPS, PPRC and DR solution design and procedures
- Practical SMP/E knowledge
- Assembler, JCL, REXX and CLIST knowledge
- Basic RACF knowledge
