TEL Delivery Consultant - Cognos Analytics Architect

Introduction At IBM Global Sales, we bring together innovation, collaboration, and expertise to help clients solve their most complex business challenges. Working across industries and geographies, you'll partner with colleagues, clients, and partners to co-create solutions that drive digital transformation and lasting impact.

Success in Global Sales is built on curiosity, empathy, and collaboration. You'll connect technical understanding with strong people skills, building trusted relationships and shaping solutions that improve business and society. With world-class onboarding, continuous learning, and a supportive culture, IBM offers the tools and opportunities to grow your career. Join us and be part of a global team that's passionate about driving innovation and making a difference. Your role and responsibilities Client Delivery & Leadership Lead client engagements and manage project resources to ensure successful delivery. Provide strategic guidance and best practices for project execution and solution implementation. Coordinate client stakeholders and internal IBM teams to drive project success. Develop, present, and deliver technical and business-focused project deliverables. Serve as a trusted advisor to clients throughout the project lifecycle. Cognos Analytics Consulting & Implementation Lead modernization initiatives, including migration of legacy Cognos products. Must have Impromptu catalog skills, Impromptu Report writing skills, Impromptu to Cognos Analytics migration skills . Architect and implement enterprise Cognos Analytics solutions. Install, configure, and administer Cognos Analytics in Linux environments. Perform upgrades and migrations across Cognos Analytics versions. Develop, troubleshoot, and optimize reports and dashboards. Design, maintain, and upgrade Framework Manager models. Support performance tuning, system optimization, and platform modernization initiatives. OpenShift & Kubernetes Platform Deployment Design and implement Cognos Analytics deployments on Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms. Develop container platform architecture and infrastructure provisioning strategies. Configure and manage cluster environments, storage, networking, and container resources. Implement security, authentication, and access control configurations. Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure scalability, reliability, and operational excellence. Performance Engineering Conduct application performance testing using LoadRunner with async coding included. Design and execute capacity, scalability, stability, and stress testing methodologies. Analyze performance results and provide recommendations to optimize system performance. AI Solution Enablement Assist customers in adopting and operationalizing AI solutions within their analytics ecosystem. Educate and train customers on AI technologies and best practices to maximize business value. Support the transition of AI solutions from development to production environments. Collaborate closely with customers to understand business requirements and deliver tailored AI-enabled solutions. Help clients integrate AI capabilities into existing analytics and data platforms. Business Development Support Partner with IBM Sales and Services teams to support the positioning and sale of Cognos Analytics and AI-related services. Contribute to solution architecture, statements of work, and technical proposal development. Provide subject matter expertise during client discussions, workshops, and technical presentations. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise IBM Cognos Analytics V12+ Architecture, Installation, Configuration, and Administration Linux Systems Administration Framework Manager Modeling Cognos Analytics Upgrades and Migrations OpenShift and Kubernetes Architecture and Administration Performance Testing and Optimization (LoadRunner) Enterprise Analytics and Reporting Solutions AI Solution Deployment and Enablement Client Consulting and Technical Leadership Cognos services selling to IBM customers Preferred technical and professional experience

• 10+ years implementing, upgrading, and supporting IBM Cognos Analytics environments from Series 7 and Impromptu through Cognos Analytics 12.
• Lead enterprise-scale architecture, migration, and modernization projects across on-premises, virtualized, cloud, and containerized environments.
• Extensive experience designing and deploying secure, highly available analytics platforms leveraging Windows, Linux, VMware, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure, and AWS.
• Deep expertise in performance optimization, load testing, and scalability assessments using LoadRunner and custom ASYNC coding.
• Strong database administration background across DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server, including installation, administration, tuning, indexing, and schema management.
• Proven project leadership experience managing IBM and client resources, delivering executive presentations, and ensuring successful project outcomes.
• Experienced in supporting sales organizations through solution architecture, technical presentations, and services opportunity development.

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company's Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM's global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients' growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. 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IBM offers a competitive benefits program which may include medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, mental health & well being, 8 paid holidays, minimum 56 hours paid sick time, 80 hours paid vacation, life insurance, 401(k), financial counseling, and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 15 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role 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. 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. Job Title TEL delivery Consultant Date posted 19-Jun-2026 Job

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City / Township / Village Brookhaven, Atlanta State / Province Georgia Country United States Work arrangement Hybrid Area of work Project Management Employment type On Demand / Casual (Fixed Term) Contract type Fixed Term - Long Term Projected Minimum Salary per year 116,000.00 Projected Maximum Salary per year 147,000.00 Position type Professional Travel required Some travel may be required based on business demand Company (0147) International Business Machines Corporation Shift General (daytime) Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position? No