Implementation Consultant

Job description

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

·  Understand functional and business requirements from either the client of Apptio delivery team and translate into a technical design, which meets customer needs, provides maximum solution value, and is within scope of Apptio products/services.
·  Understand, validate and manipulate multiple datasets in preparation to load into the Apptio solutions(s)
·  Configure, test, & document Apptio dashboards, reports and underlying data models to meet functional design and specifications.
·  Work closely with other consultants in the organization to leverage skill sets and deliverables.
·  Collaborate with other departments in the company to achieve customer satisfaction and resolve customer issues in a timely fashion.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
General
·  Self-starter – able to come up to speed on complex, difficult concepts with minimal assistance
·  Team player with solid communication and presentation skills
·  Ability to breakdown complex information into simple solution requirements
·  Strong to expert skills in data analysis/manipulation
·  Knowledge of enterprise IT organizational, business, and technical environments
·  Strong English written/ oral skills Business Domain Focus
·  General understanding of basic financial concepts such as general ledger, budget, forecast and cost
·  General understanding of IT infrastructure concepts such as server, storage, virtualization and software applications

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Technical Domain Focus
·  Experience with Apptio tool and certification
·  Experience with data dictionaries, data analysis and relational databases
·  Skilled at working with large data sets, quickly detecting and resolving data-related issues
·  Skilled at completing technical design via iterative mockups
·  Basic programming skills and data analytics e.g. HTML, SQL, Excel, Access, Business Objects, etc.