**Introduction** Brand Technical Specialists (BTS) are the technical experts and advisors to clients, IBM sales teams and/or IBM Business Partners. As a BTS you understand the client's business requirements, technical requirements and/or competitive landscape. You apply your business insights, build and maintain client relationships, incorporate hardware, software and services into client-valued solutions and ensure client readiness for the implementation of technical solutions. This is an opportunity to shape the future for both IBM and its clients. Start your journey now! Your Role and Responsibilities : An IBM Z BTS is a leader in the definition and architecture of an end-to-end solution including the IBM Z platform. During construction, a Z BTS is the advocate for the client and guides the technical team. The Z BTS defines the structures of solutions and architectures to address client business strategy & problems; understands client needs and business constraints, works in levels of abstraction, applies industry knowledge, and leverages appropriate business elements and IT to address those needs; ensures viability of the proposed solutions - conducting solution assurance assessments; identifies and mitigates potential risks to the success of the project; pro-actively mediates resolutions to project conflict; and documents architectural decisions across the above elements. The Z BTS’s work is focused on the front end of the solution lifecycle: listening to stakeholders, understanding their business problem, their requirements, making trade-offs between the business requirements, constraints of the system, and concerns of the various stakeholders and systematically forming incrementally more detailed definitions of the structures of a solution -- an architecture. Focuses on Individual/Team/ Department Operational Objectives. SKILLS: Environment: * Professional knowledge related to incumbent's department or function. Communication/Negotiation: * Engaged as an independent professional. * Ability to articulate and compare alternatives approaches. * Negotiate with specified objectives. Problem Solving: * Recognize problems related to project objectives. * Creativity and judgment applied to professional technical, or operational problems. * Independently generates solutions, based on analytical skills & business knowledge. * Challenge the validity of given procedures and processes to enhance and improve or develop complementary adjustments /solutions. Contribution/Leadership: * Works on special projects, or leads small teams, or manages routine technical/ operational activities or departments (national or international). * Understands departmental mission and vision. * Provides advice in technical/operational domain of specialization. * Generally controls own work priorities and methods requiring tradeoffs. Impact on Business/Scope: * Accountable for individual or team, or department results, and for the impact of the results on functional activities. * Participates in overall departmental program planning. * May have budgetary responsibility. * Contributes by supporting activities that are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, or impact immediate costs or expenses. **Your role and responsibilities** We are seeking a dynamic and motivated candidate to work in the IBM Z(mainframe) area. The ideal candidate should have a familiarity with Information Technology and demonstrate a strong willingness to learn. Previous experience with IBM Z is not required, but having the ability to quickly grasp new concepts and work collaboratively is essential. If you are proactive and ready to tackle new challenges, this is the opportunity for you! **Required technical and professional expertise** * Linux, OpenShift, Ansible * Oracle * Programing Languages * Artificial Intelligence * Virtualization Technologies (Docker, Podman, KVM) * Provide technical support to customers during the process of software solutions, transferring knowledge and interfacing with the laboratory. * Participation in Performance meetings for sales planning, control of sales activities (technical or commercial) **Preferred technical and professional experience** z/OS Operational System (PARMLIB, SDSF, TSO, USS, zFS, SMF, RMF) JCL, SMPE z/OS Architecture GitHub or others similars Cloud / Modernization Skills: zCX