Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IBM is hiring a Staff Solution Sales Engineer supporting Confluent customers. The role partners with Account Executives to advise customers, design technical solutions, advance data-streaming use cases, and support deployment maturity and ongoing adoption.

Responsibilities

• Help advance new & innovative Data Streaming use-cases from conception to Go-Live Execute on and lead Technical Proofs of Concept
• Conduct Discovery & Whiteboard Sessions to develop new use-cases Provide Thought Leadership by delivering Technical Talks and Workshops
• Guide customers with hands-on help and best practice to drive operational maturity of their Confluent Deployment
• Analyze Customer Consumption trends and identify Optimization opportunities Work closely with Product and Engineering teams, and serve as a key Product advocate across the Customer, Partner and Industry ecosystem
• Forge strong relationships with key customer stakeholders and serve as a dependable partner for them

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree
• Portuguese Speaking (BiLingual)
• Extensive Experience as a  Solutions Engineering or similar work experience
• Experience with Event-Driven architecture, Data Integration & Processing Techniques, Database & Data Warehouse technologies
• First-Hand exposure to Cloud Architecture, Migrations, Deployment & Application Development
• Experience with Automation, GitOps and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in Java, Python or SQL
• Technical certifications - Cloud Developer/Architect, Data Engineering & Integration
• Clear, consistent demonstration of self-starter behavior, a desire to learn new things and tackle hard technical problems
• Exceptional presentation and communications capabilities
• Confidence presenting to a highly skilled and experienced audience, ranging from developers to enterprise architects and up to C-level executives
• Technical Experience working with LATAM Countries
• Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement
• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• 401(k)
• Cash balance pension plan
• IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial counseling
• Life insurance
• Short & long-term disability coverage
• Opportunities for performance-based salary incentive programs
• 12 holidays
• Minimum 56 hours sick time
• 120 hours vacation
• 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy
• Other Paid Care Leave programs
• Paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on IBM’s personalized, AI-driven learning platform, including opportunities to grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups
• Giving and volunteer opportunities
• Discounts on retail products, services & experiences

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