GlassHouse Systems (GHS) is an enterprise systems, and managed services solutions provider that develops, designs and deploys solutions for leading enterprises in Canada and the US. For almost 33 years, GHS has delivered an enterprise level of service and support to clients. Recognized with industry-leading awards each year, GHS translates this differentiation into positive client experiences.

About the Position:

As an IBM Cloud Architect working as part of the technical team, you’ll work hand in hand with sales to design, size and assist with implementation of IBM Cloud solutions. You will work together with the broader GHS technical team, planning and delivering Hybrid Cloud solutions, and assist customers in migrating workloads from on-premises to public cloud platforms.

Responsibilities:

Provide expert technical consultation and leadership in the analysis & design, planning, and implementation of IBM Cloud solutions using reference architectures and best practices.
Work with the GHS Cloud Sales team to gather customer requirements, create IBM Cloud architectures, detailed Cloud solution designs that include specifications, diagrams, models and presentation material.
Design compute, storage, network, security, backup/restore, and disaster recovery capabilities that meet requirements and optimize costs.
Establish and assist in the implementation of monitoring and management of the Cloud instances for availability, performance, and cost optimizations.
Architect and guide the implementation of IBM Cloud solutions using modern deployment and configuration tools and practices (e.g, Terraform, Ansible, scripting)
Enable IBM Cloud managed services through configuration management, monitoring, and incident management using automation and integration.
Utilize native cloud services to meet availability and resiliency requirements
Establish internal pricing and instance selection model for virtual instances
Understand and architect migration of on-premise workloads to a public cloud environment

Requirements:

A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related field.
Completion of IBM Cloud Professional Architect and IBM Cloud Advanced Architect certifications
10+ years of experience in IT with at least 4 years supporting Data Center / Cloud deployments.
Experience of completing a Cloud migration
Experience in planning and deploying IBM platforms

Disclaimer:

The rate for this position is $160K-200K. The rate is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

As part of our hiring process, we use AI tools to support resume screening and candidate evaluation.

What you'll get:

Competitive salary

Health benefits (medical, vision, dental)

Life insurance

Pension plan

Professional development

Amazing company culture

Join a team of professionals led by a diverse set of leaders from across the industry.

GlassHouse Systems commitment:

We believe that a diverse team is the key to innovation and growth. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company and encourages all candidates to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

GlassHouse Systems will accommodate individuals with disabilities through each stage of the recruitment process. Please advise us of any needs when your interview is booked and we will do our best to meet your needs.

Please note that all candidates have to be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal record check.

GlassHouse Systems thanks all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.

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