Technology sales at IBM is evolving its way of working to break beyond boundaries with innovative approaches. Preferring to 'show' vs. 'tell', Client Engineering co-creates with clients, in real-time, on solutions to solve their hardest business challenges. As a Platform Engineer within Client Engineering, you'll be a key player in a multi-disciplinary team made up of Architects, AI Engineers, Designers, and Business Technology Leaders. The brightest and creative minds collaborating with clients as one team and contributing to experiential working sessions and builds. The outputs of which produce pilots that lead to the deployment of enterprise-scale solutions at start-up speed. Excellent onboarding training will set you up for success, whilst ongoing development will continue to advance your career through its upward trajectory. Our sales environment is fast-paced and supportive. Always part of a team, you'll be surrounded by leaders and colleagues who are always willing to help and be helped - as you support pilots that compel clients to invest in IBM's products and services. Your Role and Responsibilities As a Platform Engineer within IBM Client Engineering, you'll play a key role in delivering unique client co-creation experiences to accelerate their transformation. You'll be involved in all aspects of integrated solutions, from identifying requirements to making technical decisions that impact the business case. Your role as a Platform Engineer will be to work with cross-functional teams to realize the full potential of our hybrid cloud and AI solutions to prove business value to our clients. We are committed to your success. If this role aligns with your career goals, your day to day contributions will help both your career and our clients to thrive. Here's what a typical day might look like: Leverage contemporary hybrid cloud skills (e.g., AI, analytics, DevOps, DevSecOps, IaC, automation, security, networking, and storage) with deep industry expertise and an understanding of your clients' businesses. Define and communicate the unique value of IBM’s technology, both technically and commercially. Participate in client sessions that include a range of public and hybrid cloud technologies, such as Red Hat OpenShift, IBM Cloud Paks, and Kubernetes. Support the solutions architecture plan and be a hands-on "builder" during client-facing engagements. Advise on solution architecture to align with platform best practices, with a focus on our clients' target environment to ease transition to deployment. Work with deployment teams to transition platform assets and information to provide seamless transitions for our client. Required Education Bachelor's Degree Preferred Education Master's Degree Required Technical and Professional Expertise Hands-on experience with a wide range of cloud and AI technologies. Practical knowledge and experience with virtualized on-premise and cloud-based computing platforms. Experience in building application and infrastructure deployment automation workflows. Technical experience in a cloud-related domain such as Data/Analytics, Data Science, Security, or other cloud-native, hybrid, or public-cloud technology. Understanding and practical application of Agile best practices. Proficient in at least one common cloud native programming language (Java, Python, HCL, Rust, Ansible, etc.) Preferred Technical and Professional Experience Experience in deploying and operating solutions on AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, or Google Cloud. Knowledge of Well-Architected Frameworks from AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, or Google Cloud. Relevant technical certifications (e.g., CNCF, AWS, IBM Cloud, Azure, Google Cloud, DevOps). Experience in a technical operations role, such as site reliability or platform engineering, in hybrid-cloud and on-premise environments. 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. 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. 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. Other Relevant Job Details For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application. Job Title: Platform Engineer Job ID: 15749 City / Township / Village: Italy Work arrangement: Hybrid Area of work: Employment type: Regular Position type: Entry Level Some travel may be required based on business demand. J-18808-Ljbffr