What are the responsibilities and job description for the AECC 2.0 Chief Enterprise Architect position at IBM?
Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your Role And Responsibilities
This role is for the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC) program, a mission-critical initiative to build and manage a globally distributed, Kubernetes-based hosting environment for the U.S. Army's next-generation enterprise and tactical applications.
As a Lead Architect, you will spearhead the design and implementation of a cutting-edge, cloud-native infrastructure. You will leverage a modern DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) framework to deliver a secure, automated, and resilient platform. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the Army's application ecosystem as part of a forward-thinking managed service provider (MSP).
Position Duties
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Core Technology Stack
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.
You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your Role And Responsibilities
This role is for the Army Edge Computing Capability (AECC) program, a mission-critical initiative to build and manage a globally distributed, Kubernetes-based hosting environment for the U.S. Army's next-generation enterprise and tactical applications.
As a Lead Architect, you will spearhead the design and implementation of a cutting-edge, cloud-native infrastructure. You will leverage a modern DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) framework to deliver a secure, automated, and resilient platform. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the Army's application ecosystem as part of a forward-thinking managed service provider (MSP).
Position Duties
- Develop and own the DevSecOps and automation framework supporting all AECC environments.
- Architect and maintain robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines for automated provisioning, configuration management, and deployment.
- Drive continuous improvement by evaluating and recommending new tools, processes, and service offerings to enhance automation capabilities.
- Lead the automated installation, configuration, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters, including complex CNI and CSI integrations.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis on issues within Kubernetes, containerized applications, and automation frameworks.
- Harden all platform components according to DoD cybersecurity controls and industry best practices.
- Collaborate directly with government engineers and host customers to provide secure, automated application enclaves.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive system architecture diagrams, network topologies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Champion automation concepts and benefits across the organization, mentoring others and documenting best practices.
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Core Technology Stack
- Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker
- IaC & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell
- CI/CD & GitOps: GitLab, ArgoCD or FluxCD
- Secrets Management: HashiCorp Vault
- Senior-level experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated provisioning (network, servers, software)
- Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Vault, and GitLab
- Strong expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security ).
- Required within 6 months of hire: An approved computing environment certification (e.g., Kubernetes, DevOps, or automation-related industry certification).
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Proven experience automating Kubernetes cluster deployments.
- Strong background in writing modular and reusable Ansible Playbooks (Roles).
- Working knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and/or industry hardening best practices.
- Exceptional troubleshooting skills across complex, distributed systems.
- Experience instantiating, running, and upgrading clusters in a fully disconnected environment.