Description

Your role and responsibilities

The IBM Technology Expert Labs organization is looking for an IBM Storage Solution Architect with expertise in IBM storage technology and products such as FlashSystem, ESS / Scale, DS8000, TS7700, Protect, Fusion HCI, and Red Hat OpenShift and Ceph.

The Solution Architect will collaborate with the client, business partner, and sellers to understand client requirements, and conduct discovery activities to define and create services solutions to address client needs. You will utilize your in-depth knowledge of leading-edge products and technology in conjunction with industry and business skills to influence clients. You are responsible for building a scope with activities and corresponding assumptions and estimating the level of effort. The Solution Architect creates the client-facing proposal content and the detailed work breakdown structure.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, working on multiple projects with multiple sellers and clients.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Storage Portfolio Expertise: Experience with IBM's Storage Portfolio products, including Storage Ceph System, Fusion HCI, Storage Defender System, Storage Discover, and other related products, with the ability to design and implement optimized storage solutions.

• Solution Design and Implementation: Experience in designing and implementing storage solutions that meet clients' specific needs, leveraging IBM's Storage Portfolio products and technologies.

• Storage Configuration Optimization: Experience in optimizing the configuration, deployment, adoption, usage, and analysis of storage products to ensure maximum efficiency and performance.

• Client Needs Analysis: Experience in collaborating with clients to analyze their storage requirements and develop tailored solutions to meet their specific needs.

• Technical Delivery Expertise: Experience in delivering world-class services to clients, ensuring high-quality delivery and customer satisfaction in a technical environment.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Storage Virtualization Knowledge: Experience with storage virtualization technologies, including Storage Virtualize, and ability to design and implement optimized storage virtualization solutions.

• Cloud Object Storage Familiarity: Exposure to Cloud Object Storage and ability to integrate it with IBM's Storage Portfolio products to meet clients' specific needs.

• Tape Storage Understanding: Experience with tape storage solutions, including Linear Tape-Open (LTO) and Tape as a Service, with ability to optimize their configuration and deployment.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

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.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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?

ABOUT IBM

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 500 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 is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

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), cash balance pension plan, 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

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

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

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.

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.

Job Title

IBM Technology Expert Labs Solution Architect Storage

Date posted

22-Jun-2026

Job ID

122080

City / Township / Village

Denver, Charlotte, Raleigh, Boston, Atlanta, LOS ANGELES, Columbus, Philadelphia, Denver, Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, WASHINGTON, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Columbus

State / Province

Georgia, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, New York, North Carolina, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts, California, District of Columbia

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

117,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

219,000.00

Position type

Professional

Travel required

Up to 20% or 1 day a week

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No



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