Software Group provides the foundation for On Demand Business. We are the world's largest provider of middleware and the second-largest software business in the world, contributing about 15% of IBM's total revenue and one-third of its profits. We have approximately 40,000 employees worldwide, including the world's largest direct software sales force of 13,000 people. SWG works with 100,000 business partners worldwide, with more than 100 strategic ISV alliances. We have 40 software research labs worldwide; more than 25,000 developers, 24 on-demand software centers; and 14,000 employees dedicated to open software technologies, including Linux, Java and XML. This position offers an excellent opportunity for technical skills development in a new product area for IBM. As part of a worldwide team we are looking for an experienced support specialist who understands IBM support processes, tools, metrics and systems with sufficient depth to teach others. The position will give someone who has strong technical skills exposure to multiple parts of the IBM business. The right candidate will show the leadership needed to be able to participate, and represent support, in specifications, reviews of future product and features. This person will have a demonstrated ability to understand problems from the customers perspective and the impact on their business. Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or comparable field of study or equivalent. Java Programming, Web Services, XML, XSLT, XSLTC, JAXP, SOAP, XML Transformations, signing, encryption, WebSphere Application Server, Network Problem Determination, and strong communication skills are all essential. Knowledge of WebSphere Message Broker, MQ Series, WBI are also highly desired. 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 or national origin. xallx

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