Introduction
As an IBM Application Architect, you directly help clients transform their business  and solve complex problems. You will define the scope and vision for projects that deliver customized solutions using your knowledge of IBM platforms.  You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, technical resources, and project stakeholders.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Position will focus primarily on the delivery of the Software Conversion projects – using automated refactoring with CTU. The work includes responsibilities includes maintaining the Java support library, as well as integrate new libraries, solution customization, and building automation around processes.

What You’ll Need to Do:

• Design Java solutions for modernizing legacy applications
• Problem solving, including helping others
• Write well designed, testable code
• Provide solutions in the fast-paced project lifecycle.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Core Java – 5 years working experience
• Java libraries (some of – Spring Framework, Guava, Apache Commons, Guice / Dependency Injection, JPA)
• Good SQL / ORM/ Relational Databases knowledge
• MVS / COBOL / JCL
• Ability to take ownership of business problems and technical solutions
• Practical skills in CI/CD – some of Git, Maven, Gradle, Docker, Jenkins, Jira
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills – teamwork
• Good command of Test-Driven Development

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Cloud /Kubernetes
• Performance Tuning
• Compilation technologies / ANTLR / XText