Job Description

Network Lead Architect

* Country:US
* State:COLORADO
* City:Denver
* Category:Architect
* Required Education:Bachelor's Degree
* Position Type:Professional
* Employment Type:Full-Time
* Contract Type:Regular
* Company:(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
* Req ID:362439BR
* Travel Required:Up to 25% or 2 days a week (home on weekends- based on project requirements)
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* Location:Denver, CO US

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Introduction
The infrastructure running industries likes transportation, energy, insurance, banking or healthcare is quickly changing as the worlds relationship with technology evolves. Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach. Our Infrastructure Architects are responsible for keeping up with the latest and greatest of these changes and using their expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our customers and products.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The network lead architect is responsible for overall delivery of network cloudification solutions for large Telco, Media and Entertainment clients. Responsibilities include analyzing business requirements and client needs to develop technical solutions and their framework. Overall responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of IBM network cloudification solutions and be the focal point to clients.

Telecom Domain: Networks & OSS Domain Knowledge,
vEPC/vIMS/vRAN Deployment/Config, Networks
Planning/design, Networks Service Design, Assurance:
Fault Management, Performance Management,
MANO Architecture, NFV: VNF onboarding and testing,
Orchestration, Network Testing
Technology: Ansible, DevOps, OpenStack, Docker,
Kubernetes, TOSCA, YAML, ONAP, IBM Network
Cloudification Tooling (ALM, ASM, NOI, NPI-SP, PI)

If you are hired into a Colorado work location, the anticipated compensation range for the position $128,000 to $198,000 is based on a full time schedule.Your ultimate compensation may vary depending on your job-related skills and experience.For part time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
* Prior experience in leading the end to end requirements gathering, architecture and high-level design of an integrated Network Cloudification solution
* Experience in leading an architecture governance team comprising stakeholders from the client, IBM and third parties
* Experience in working with client stakeholders from different (sub) organizations to identify, define and prioritize use cases and functional and non-functional requirements and mapping them to the proposed solution over the duration of the engagement
* Experience in designing and overseeing the implementation of the IBM Network Cloudification solution and constituent components by client, IBM and third-party teams
* Experience in resolving architectural road-blocks and issues and re-baselining the proposed solution in case of deviations from scope

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience in resolving architectural road-blocks and issues and re-baselining the proposed solution in case of deviations from scope.

About Business Unit
IBM Services is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world's economy. IBM Services partners with the world's leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.

Your Life @ IBM
What matters to you when youre looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

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About IBM
IBMs greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.

Location Statement
IBM offers a competitive benefits program which may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, paid holidays, paid sick time, paid vacation, Short-term Disability (STD), Long-term Disability (LTD), parental bonding leave, paid care leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance Program, Special Care for Children Assistance Plan (SCCAP), life insurance, IBM 401(k) Program and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Being You @ IBM
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.