Technical Account Manager Details

Technical Account Manager

IBM - Austin, TX

Employment Type : Full-Time

Introduction
IBM’s Industry Consultants are essential to our clients as they work to reinvent themselves for the future. Join our highly visible and highly skilled team of global consultants as we strive to accelerate sales, deliver client engagements, and build IBM’s market eminence. If you are a forward-thinker and a curious intellectual, we welcome you to apply for your next exciting career challenge!

Your Role and Responsibilities
The North American Expertise Connect (EC) team is currently seeking an experienced Technical Account Manager.
The successful candidate will provide our clients with the highest level of service and technical guidance via remote and possible on-site assistance. Hands on guidance, analysis and recommendations are made to optimize the clients use of our IBM Analytics Products including CP4D, Information Server,, IGC, WKC, DataStage, Data Virtualization, Master Data Management, Match 360, Product Master and others.

• Develop essential partnerships with customers by fulfilling a technical advisory role that enables customer to reach desired objectives with supported product(s) and optimize their ROI
• Provide deep technical research, including debug and workarounds or other instructions to assist with troubleshooting.
• Ensure the customer is aware of best practices, optimization and critical go forward information pertinent to their deployment
• Communicate effectively with all levels of technical and management contacts to ensure thorough understanding of customer environments, requirements, problem symptoms, causes and resolutions.
• Interact with support and development organizations while addressing problems. Escalate as required
• As required, provide on-site support to customers for resolution of reported problems and/or provide knowledge transfer
• Collaborate and Coordinate the right players at the right times

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5 plus years of experience working with one or more Data & AI products including CP4D, Information Server, DataStage, Information Analyzer, WKC, IGC, Data Virtualization and Master Data Management
• Knowledge of Openshift, RedHat, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, Microservices, Machine Learning and Data Science is considered an Asset
• 3 plus years technical troubleshooting experience (Customer facing)
• 2 plus years account management

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• System Administration level familiarity of multiple Unix flavors such as Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX. Areas include: performance tuning, configuration, file & directory security, using debugging tools.
• Database and third-party product information is a plus
• Expert communication, written and verbal
• Understanding of the services environment
• Self Motivated, with a deep commitment to our client’s success
• Flexible, agile and resilient
• Must be a proven team player and have ability to collaborate across multiple brands within IBM

About Business UnitIBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.
This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date, where legally permissible. Proof of vaccination status will be required. If you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical, pregnancy or religious reasons, we offer accommodations in accordance with applicable law.
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Location StatementIBM offers a wide range of resources for eligible IBMers to thrive both inside and outside of work. In addition to a competitive benefits program consisting of medical and life insurance, retirement plans, and time off, eligible employees may also have access to:

• 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. Family care options are also available to support eligible employees during COVID-19.
• World-class training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform. IBM's learning culture supports your restless attitude to grow your skills and build the depth and scale of knowledge needed to achieve your career goals.
• Well-being programs to support mental and physical health.
• Financial programs that empower you to plan, save, and manage your money (including expert financial counseling, 401(k), IBM stock discount, etc.).
• Select educational reimbursement opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups where you can network and connect with IBMers across the globe.
• Giving and volunteer programs to benefit charitable organizations and local communities.
• Discounts on retail products, services, and experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. 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.
Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.