Introduction

IBM Application Consultants work directly with our clients on key initiatives. You will have the opportunity to build an in-depth understanding of their business issues and implement organizational strategies that drive adoption of change. We are looking for experts who can build credibility and trust with our clients and provide knowledge that addresses individual and unique business needs.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Application Consultant participate in analyzing the clients' legacy applications and surrounding systems, defining target application architectures including the new cloud-native core systems, and modernization strategies and execution plans for our clients. You will advise your clients to identify the most effective modernization approach and help modernize their legacy applications or build a completely new application stack using modern cloud native architectures with container platforms and cloud services.

In this role, you will:

• Provide end-to-end technical guidance and expertise; creatively applying cloud infrastructure and platform services to help solve business problems; and communicating these approaches to different business audiences in designated industries.

• Represent and facilitate architecture in discovery discussions with prospective clients, assess architecture needs for projects, work with Development leads and Designers to provide proposals.

• Upon commencement of engagements, co-lead client workshops with Designers; influencing participants from all levels of our clients' organization to find the best outcomes and arrive at the architecture that will support the engagement.

• Work with clients and IBM teams to identify business problems and provide innovative solutions to them while evangelizing and accelerating the adoption of current and future Azure Cloud services and technologies.

• Use exceptional communication skills and with input from product management, development, and architecture thought leaders, work to deliver high quality end-to-end Solutions at Scale in response to the identified business requirements from our clients.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

*Programming experience with Java, servlet, MVC.

*Understanding of Object-Oriented programming and common Design Patterns.

*Understanding of web technologies. (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript etc.)

*Practical knowledge of using source code management. (e.g. git, svn)

*Practical knowledge of debugging, root cause finding, problem-solving and issue tracking skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

*Basic knowledge in systems development lifecycle.

*Fluent in Chinese reading, listening, writing, and speaking/fluent in English reading and writing.

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