Introduction

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Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

's and technology landscape includes Research, , and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of , where growth and innovation thrive

Your Role and Responsibilities

As an Incubation Engineer & AI Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for understanding new and future use-cases in the market and prototype them. The candidate is expected to have a good overview of AI Networking use-cases, and also be a hands-on technical engineer. The candidate will also be collaborating with other groups in IBM, in analyzing and testing various hypothetical possibilities and come out with inputs feeding into the prototype development. For this specific role, the candidate is expected to have deep hands-on experience in building AI applications, possess a solid understanding of Generative AI models, and also have a deep understanding about Knowledge Graphs.

As an Incubation Engineer, you will be expected to:

• Understand customer's technical requirements & be the voice of the customer user personas

• Build Proof-of-Concept pods & demonstration test beds

• Suggest solution architectures based on IBM's larger portfolio

• Document solutions and produce white-papers

• Prepare customer facing technical presentations & conduct product adoption workshops with end-user personas

• Drive grouping and prioritization of customer requirements

• Work with the sales teams and customers to ensure products continually meet market requirements while maintaining business objectives

• Gather and analyze all available research and data sources to continually refine and improve all aspects of the product

General expectations

• Experience with Telco and Edge environments including networks and infrastructure management

• Be hands on in various cloud and enterprise networking scenarios, such as building networks, deploying controllers and demonstrating solutions

• Be comfortable in automating scenarios using one or more scripting languages. Be comfortable in Infra Automation packages such as Terraform or Ansible

• Be comfortable in understanding various routing protocol and security configurations

• Coordinate with Product Management, Sales and Marketing teams to develop technical solution documents such as design documents, white papers and presentations

• Monitor competitor capabilities, and produce comparative research reports

• Be comfortable in learning and trying out new solutions

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Overall 8+ years of experience with 5+ years on engineering / prototype development / solution architecture.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in framing solutions for Telco's & Enterprises for SDN/NFV requirements

• Strong telecommunications knowledge with Proficient understanding of Virtualization, NFV/SDN, Network Slicing, Open stack, Kubernetes & Public Cloud Networking environments, etc.

• Hands-on Experience with ML & AI model integrations. Strong understanding of Knowledge Graphs & the application of KGs in AI use-cases

• Ability to manage all associated activities throughout Product life cycle in collaboration with other functional groups (Sales, marketing, Finance, Engineering, Services, Partners etc)

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• None

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Location Statementoffers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being - Financial programs such as 401(k), the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs - Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law - Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals - Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

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