IBM Power & Storage Architect

About the role

The Arrow Experience Center is a complex enterprise data center and hybrid multi-cloud environment used to design, build, validate, and maintain technology solutions. The Solution Architect – IBM Infrastructure provides technical leadership across Microsoft, VMware, networking, storage, Linux, OpenShift, and IBM platforms to ensure stable, secure, and scalable environments that support internal engineering teams and customer-facing technical engagements.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, integrate, and maintain the enterprise infrastructure supporting IBM technologies within the Arrow Experience Center.
• Engineer and support enterprise lab environments used for IBM software deployment, solution enablement, and technical validation.
• Manage the lifecycle of enterprise infrastructure including deployment, integration, upgrades, patching, operational support, and documentation.
• Administer Microsoft enterprise infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Windows Server, and identity services.
• Deploy and support VMware vSphere, enterprise storage, and virtualization technologies including ESXi, vCenter, Fibre Channel, NFS, and iSCSI.
• Deploy and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, IBM Fusion, Hosted Control Planes, and related IBM infrastructure platforms.
• Integrate and support multi-vendor networking, compute, and storage technologies to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure lab operations.
• Develop automation, engineering standards, operational procedures, and technical documentation that improve deployment consistency and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to prepare and maintain enterprise environments supporting demonstrations, evaluations, and technical enablement activities.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a four-year degree; or 6 years with an advanced degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five years of enterprise data center, infrastructure engineering, or advanced lab experience.
• Strong Microsoft enterprise infrastructure experience including Active Directory forests and child domains, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Windows Server, and PowerShell.
• Strong VMware vSphere administration including ESXi, vCenter, shared storage, distributed virtual networking, lifecycle management, and automation.
• Experience with enterprise networking concepts including VLANs, Layer 2/Layer 3, LACP, trunking, and multi-vendor switching.
• Experience with enterprise storage including IBM FlashSystem, NetApp, Fibre Channel SANs, NFS, and iSCSI.
• Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift enterprise environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and integrate new enterprise technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• IBM Power Systems experience.
• IBM software platforms including Maximo, Instana, Turbonomic, Watsonx, or similar enterprise software.
• Experience working in multi-vendor enterprise environments supporting IBM, Red Hat, VMware, Microsoft, NetApp, HPE, Dell, and networking technologies.
• Experience with public, private, or hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, IBM Cloud, or similar) and an understanding of cloud infrastructure integration.

Schedule

Hybrid: 3 days in office/2 days work from home.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k, with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off (including sick, holiday, vacation, etc.)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Climate controlled environment with excellent break room facilities
• Growth opportunities

Pay

Annual Hiring Range: $126,300.00 - $170,170.00. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.