**Introduction** In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology. **Your role and responsibilities** * As a managing consultant, you will serve as a client-facing practitioner working collaboratively with clients to deliver high-quality solutions and be a trusted business advisor with deep understanding & Accelerate delivery methodology or equivalent and associated work products. You will lead design workshops, support business development activities and mentor and coach team members to develop their skills and knowledge. There are opportunities for you to acquire new skills, work across different disciplines, take on new challenges, and develop a comprehensive understanding of various industries. * There are opportunities for you to acquire new skills, work across different disciplines, take on new challenges, and develop a comprehensive understanding of various industries. Your primary responsibilities include: * Strategic Solution Leadership: Leading the technical design, development, and implementation of solutions for simplicity, amplification, and maintainability that meet client needs. * Team Delivery leadership: Lead and manage high performing team of consultants to deliver work products on time, budget, and quality. * Comprehensive Solution Delivery: Involvement in strategy development and solution implementation, leveraging your functional expertise with clients and team members and working with the latest technologies. **Required technical and professional expertise** * A Storage SME (Subject Matter Expert) with 10-12 years of experience is responsible for architecting, deploying, and managing enterprise-grade storage solutions across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. * This role requires deep expertise in SAN, NAS, object storage, and software-defined storage technologies from major vendors such as NetApp, VEAM, Dell EMC, HPE, Pure Storage, and IBM, along with hands-on knowledge of cloud storage solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud * The ideal candidate is proficient in storage automation (via PowerShell, Python, or Ansible), monitoring tools, and integrating storage into virtualized and containerized environments. * Key responsibilities include capacity planning, storage provisioning, performance tuning, replication strategies, and disaster recovery readiness. **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field. * Provide guidance to team and ensure adherence to design. * Collaborate with client stakeholders to identify opportunities and assess technical feasibility IBM 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, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.