IBM Certified Systems Engineer - Storage/Open Systems focus

Our client is one of the top IBM partners in the US and is growing fast. This growth and expansion is requiring additional sales executives to get the word out and the gear in at their many new and existing clients all over the US. Their focus is on selling in both the commercial and public sector markets and they’re heavily involved in SMB business as well. They have an infrastructure-centric approach to their strategy of delivering the best possible design and support of server and storage based solutions available. With thousands of satisfied customers to their name, nearly half-a-billion in revenue, and some of the top leadership in the industry, they offer a real value-add that is unbeatable.

One of their key differentiators is their people who are not only great at what they do but who are technically astute and, in many cases, in possession of one or more IBM certification.
REQUIREMENTS
Baseline requirements to work with my client include:
·BA or BS or equivalent required.
·Minimum of 5 years experience in customer facing environments with good presentation skills. ??Skills should include understanding of Storage environments that would include mainframes, UNIX, and/or Wintel. System level understanding of Disk environments with advanced copy functions such as Flashcopy/Flash copytime finder PPRC/SRDF, and XRC.
·Storage Management software Knowledge with ECC, TPC, TSM, Content Manager, Veritas, and SAN Management.

Desired Certifications:
·pSeries Certified Specialist
op5 and pSeries Technical Sales Support Certified System Expert
opSeries Enterprise Technical Support Certified System Expert
opSeries HACMP for AIX 5L Certified Advanced Technical Expert
opSeries and AIX 5L
·xSeries Certified System Expert
oxSeries Windows 2000 Certified Advanced Technical Expert
oxSeries High Performance Servers
·iSeries Technical Solutions Expert Version 5.3
oTechnical Solutions Design Version 5.3
oTechnical Solutions Implementation Version 5.3
oi5 LPAR Technical Solutions Expert Version 5.3
·zSeries IBM Certified Specialist
oIBM zSeries Technical Version 1
·Storage IBM Certified Specialist
oOpen Systems Storage Solutions Version 2 or 3 IBM Certified Specialist
oHigh End Disk Solutions Version 2 or 3 IBM Certified Specialist High End Tape Solutions Version 2 or 3 IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
oTivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Deployment Professional
oTivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3

Duties:
·Serve as a Server or Storage System Engineer for pre/post sale activities. Perform system-engineering functions with respect to the development of system concepts, architecture, design, and requirements, at the system, software, and hardware levels. Oversee all phases of system development from concept exploration, requirement development, integration, and installation. Participate in the development of proposals and presentations to management and customers. Work with customers and company marketing to assure end products meets customer needs.
·Hands on skill in the areas of performance, system sizing, and configuration development and project management are highly desirable. The skill and ability to integrate server, software and storage solutions is a significant area of value and focus for my client.
·While not a requirement, the ability to do billable work is a definite advantage.
·Professional certifications are an ongoing requirement with several listed below. In all cases comparable certifications on competitor's products are considered to be equivalent to the IBM certifications.

Package is negotiable but we're probably looking at a base from $60K-$80K with $110K - $175K OTE. They have a full benefits package.

Thanks and have a great day!

Debra Phelps
Sales & Marketing Practice
Spherion Professional Services Group
5001 S. Miami Blvd., Suite 320
Durham, NC 27703
Tel: (919) 474-3203
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