Application Consultant-Site Reliability

Introduction

Build a career at IBM Consulting anchored in long-term client partnerships and day-to-day collaboration across the globe. In this role, you'll work with leading organizations in multiple industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI strategies. Backed by strategic partners, IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll gain the capabilities needed to create meaningful change and speed up measurable client outcomes. At IBM Consulting, curiosity drives performance—you’ll be encouraged to question the norm, investigate new concepts, and develop solutions that produce real business results. Our culture of growth and empathy supports your long-term career development, while recognizing and valuing your individual skills and experiences.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an Application Consultant: Site Reliability Engineer, you will focus on automating platform and infrastructure management activities to ensure smooth integration with application development workflows. Using software development methodologies, you will create automation and monitoring solutions that support application capabilities, improving overall reliability and efficiency.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Automate Platform Tasks: Design and implement automation solutions that simplify platform and infrastructure management, connecting application development with infrastructure management.
• Develop Monitoring Solutions: Build and roll out monitoring solutions that support application functions, ensuring they integrate seamlessly with application development workflows while improving overall reliability and efficiency.
• Foster Collaboration: Work with application development teams to maintain alignment and ensure effective integration of automation and monitoring solutions, supporting continuous improvement.
• Employ Software Methodologies: Use software development methodologies to create and deliver high-quality automation and monitoring solutions, improving efficiency and reliability in application functions.
  
  

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Automation Development Experience: Exposure to designing and implementing automation solutions for platform and infrastructure management, with an emphasis on integrating with application development workflows.
• Monitoring Solution Development: Experience building and deploying monitoring solutions to support application functions, ensuring seamless integration with application development workflows.
• Software Development Methodologies: Exposure to applying software development methodologies to develop and deliver high-quality automation and monitoring solutions, strengthening overall reliability and efficiency.
• Collaboration and Integration: Experience working with application development teams to ensure alignment and successful integration of automation and monitoring solutions.
• Infrastructure Management: Exposure to managing and maintaining platform and infrastructure environments, with a focus on automation and monitoring.
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Automation Scripting Knowledge: Exposure to scripting languages and automation tools, improving the ability to design and implement automation solutions for platform and infrastructure management.
• Cloud Platform Familiarity: Experience working with cloud-based platforms and infrastructure that support the creation of monitoring solutions and automation tasks.
• Agile Methodology Understanding: Exposure to Agile software development methodologies, supporting collaboration with application development teams and enabling efficient delivery of solutions.