Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

As an AI Adoption Consultant specializing in AI Integration with Microsoft, you will play a crucial role in implementing, configuring, and customizing AI-driven solutions that integrate seamlessly into enterprise applications and workflows. You will translate solution designs and architectural blueprints into working systems, ensuring that AI services, APIs, and orchestration layers are deployed securely, efficiently, and in compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

* Implement AI Solutions: Develop and deploy AI-driven solutions, translating architectural blueprints into working systems that meet organizational and regulatory standards. This involves configuring AI services, APIs, and orchestration layers to ensure seamless integration with enterprise applications and workflows.

* Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with architects, data engineers, and business stakeholders to validate requirements, deliver proofs of concept, and harden solutions for production. This requires effective communication and collaboration to ensure that solutions meet business needs and are delivered on time.

* Develop Connectors and Pipelines: Design and develop connectors, build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and configure prompts and guardrails to support AI-driven solutions. This involves applying technical expertise to ensure that solutions are scalable, reliable, and efficient.

* Optimize Performance: Implement observability, performance tuning, and cost optimization measures to ensure that AI-driven solutions operate efficiently and effectively. This requires ongoing monitoring and analysis to identify areas for improvement.

* Ensure Compliance: Ensure that AI services, APIs, and orchestration layers are deployed securely and in compliance with organizational and regulatory standards. This involves applying knowledge of security and regulatory requirements to mitigate risks and ensure compliance.

* AI Solution Implementation: Experience with developing and deploying AI-driven solutions, translating architectural blueprints into working systems that meet organizational and regulatory standards.

• AI Strategy & Roadmaps: Helps leaders assess digital maturity and find high-value business use cases.

• AI Governance:manage risk, ensure fairness, and meet compliance rules.

• Agentic AI & Integration: Builds enterprise-scale solutions using platforms like IBM Consulting Advantage combined with partners like Microsoft.

• Change Management: Trains teams and aligns stakeholders for smooth technology transitions.

* IBM Middleware Knowledge: Experience with IBM middleware, including WebSphere and MQ Series, is beneficial for this role. Knowledge of middleware integration and application solutions would be an asset. Familiarity with IBM operating systems, such as AIX and z/OS, is also desirable.

* Programming Skills: Proficiency in programming languages, such as Java and C++, is advantageous for this position. Understanding of programming techniques, porting, and migration activities would be valuable.

* Technical Documentation: Experience with creating technical documentation, such as Redbooks and FAQs, is beneficial for this role. Knowledge of technical writing best practices and ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively would be an asset.