Professional Services for Government(only available in US)

Leverage IBM Experts to manage and deliver your Cloud projects. We advise and collaborate with you to advance your cloud initiatives and help modernize your enterprise business and technology platforms.

Plans, organizes, monitors and oversees projects and technology development. Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects. Defines program and project goals, plans and reports. Prepares and manages the overall work plan. Provides direction to teams.

• Project Manager I ($4933/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Project Manager II ($5032/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Project Manager III ($7446/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• Project Manager IV ($9553/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Project Manager V ($13482/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Responsible for leading or participating in consulting projects that deliver results aligned with strategic and operational goals. Provides vision and guidance on processes, tools, methods, technologies, implementation, client initiatives and business activities. Analyzes strategic issues and trends; advises based on best practices and emerging technologies. May assist in developing and conducting user education and training.

• Consultant I ($8741/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Consultant II ($9860/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Consultant III ($10793/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• Consultant IV ($12246/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Consultant V ($13981/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Responsible for the planning and design of cloud based solutions. Facilitates requirements gathering, analysis, and development of solution architectures. Prepares detailed technical documentation and design documents. Organizes and oversees the development and implementation of cloud based solutions.

• Architect I($6368/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Architect II($7663/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Architect III($8958/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• Architect IV($10826/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Architect V($13482/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Responsible for the acquisition and cost optimization of cloud-based systems and applications. Serves as a liaison between mission owners/the CIMM and Architects/technical consultants. Conducts research to evaluate business requirements and recommends solutions.

• Business Analyst I($5095/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Business Analyst II($7027/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Business Analyst III($8958/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• Business Analyst IV($10826/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Business Analyst V($13482/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Responsible for provisioning and implementation of cloud-based systems and applications. Participates in design, build, test and workload migration phases of cloud-based systems and applications. Provide technical support and analysis of infrastructure and environments. Assists in testing, training, and preparation for operations. Roles may include System Analyst, Programmer, Developer, Designer, Tester.

• Technical Systems and Solutions Specialist I($5095/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Technical Systems and Solutions Specialist II($7027/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Technical Systems and Solutions Specialist III($8958/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• Technical Systems and Solutions Specialist IV($9900/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Technical Systems and Solutions Specialist V($11068/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Responsible for designing, installing, upgrading and troubleshooting databases. Performs data migration and performance tuning. Creates logical designs including architecture, data modeling, and schema definition.

• Database Administrator I ($5095/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Database Administrator II ($5731/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Database Administrator III ($6368/40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• Database Administrator IV ($9137/40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Database Administrator V ($11873/40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Provides technical support and analysis of infrastructure projects and production environments; develops upgrade/improvement recommendation; monitors, plans, measures, and tests new products and services. Works on operating systems, software configuration, storage, and data center technologies.

• System Administrator I($5137/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• System Administrator II($5710/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• System Administrator III($6284/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• System Administrator IV($7176/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• System Administrator V($8610/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Advises on the use of leading edge technologies to support cloud-based systems and applications and other strategic areas of focus including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Provides insight into products and capabilities in development/test. May provide performance tuning, infrastructure logical designs, scaling, installation, integration, training, testing, and migration.

• Software Lab Services Specialist I($10183/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Software Lab Services Specialist II($10907/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Software Lab Services Specialist III($11631/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• Software Lab Services Specialist IV($12717/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• Software Lab Services Specialist V($14247/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Creates, analyzes, and coordinates complex IT projects, products, and processes; provides recommendations based on analysis for optimal solutions. Creates/updates actions and implementation plans. Provides IT processes and/or product subject matter expertise.

• IT Analyst Solutions I($4671/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, works on assignments that are generally semi-routine in nature, may assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• IT Analyst Solutions II($5201/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years of experience. Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principals and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• IT Analyst Solutions III($5731/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Complete understanding and wide application of technical principals. Works under general direction, provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.

• IT Analyst Solutions IV($6368/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Emerging authority who applies extensive technical experience. Develops technical solutions to complex problems. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.

• IT Analyst Solutions V($7696/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 12 years of experience. Recognized expert who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications and innovative solutions to complex problems. Leads and pursues courses of actions necessary to obtain desired results.

Responsible for guiding the design and implementation of secure solutions and services . Drives the successful configuration and implementation of security solutions to reduce risk to an acceptable level. Ensures that the stakeholder security requirements necessary to protect the organization’s mission and business processes are adequately addressed in all aspects of solution architecture. Serves as an Information Assurance Subject Matter Expert (SME). Provides technical support and guidance to facilitate the identification and integration of IA controls. Leads boundary defense initiatives and access control capabilities to ensure consistent and sufficient identification and implementation of applicable IA controls in concert with the agency IA and IT architecture and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security guidelines.

• Security Architect Junior($5939/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, performs a variety of routine project tasks. May assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Security Architect Intermediate($7452/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Provides expert support, analysis and research. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

• Security Architect Senior($9070/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Extensive technical expertise in the field. Emerging or recognized authority who develops solutions to complex problems and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

Serves as a cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert (SME) with regards to authorization of information systems and all associated cybersecurity policies and procedures. Fully versed in the general tenets supporting the overall organization implementation of its authorization process, to include supporting cybersecurity policy, procedures and processes. Possess an understanding of how the security controls identified in the NIST 800-53 apply to the process of assessing and authorizing a large organization’s IT infrastructure. Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in recommendations for inclusion in the risk mitigation strategy. Prepares, recommendations for the Designated Approving Authority (DAA) or Authorizing Official (AO).

• Cybersecurity assessment and authorization (A&A/C&A) Analyst Junior ($4643/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, performs a variety of routine project tasks. May assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Cybersecurity assessment and authorization (A&A/C&A) Analyst Intermediate ($6156/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Provides expert support, analysis and research. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

• Cybersecurity assessment and authorization (A&A/C&A) Analyst Senior ($7773/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Extensive technical expertise in the field. Emerging or recognized authority who develops solutions to complex problems and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

Serves as information security analyst performing incident response (identification, containment, eradication, recovery) for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) incidents and PII-related data breaches. Investigates, analyzes, and responds to cyber incidents within the network environment or enclave. Utilizes data loss prevention (DLP) tools to identify improperly stored PII data at rest and improperly transmitted PII data. Recommends appropriate actions to mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to PII data and ensures the implementation of appropriate security controls to safeguard PII data.

• Information Security Analyst (Data Protection) Junior ($6184/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, performs a variety of routine project tasks. May assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Information Security Analyst (Data Protection) Intermediate ($7697/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Provides expert support, analysis and research. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

• Information Security Analyst (Data Protection) Senior ($9315/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Extensive technical expertise in the field. Emerging or recognized authority who develops solutions to complex problems and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

Serves as an Information Assurance and Cloud computing SME with regards to Assessment and Authorization (A&A) and a broad coverage of the application of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards and guidance as outlined in the NIST Special Publication(s) (SP) 800-53 and 800-37(Current versions). Identifies, manages and resolves cloud computing security risks and implements “best practices” as applied within a cloud environment. Contributes to architectural concepts, design requirements, data security, platform and infrastructure security, application security, and operations.

• Cloud Computing Security Specialist (CCSS) - Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Staff ($7262/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, performs a variety of routine project tasks. May assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Cloud Computing Security Specialist (CCSS) - Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Intermediate ($9042/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Provides expert support, analysis and research. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

• Cloud Computing Security Specialist (CCSS) - Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Senior ($11586/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Extensive technical expertise in the field. Emerging or recognized authority who develops solutions to complex problems and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

Provides expert cyber security support, analysis and research. Applies analytical and systematic approaches in the resolution of problems of work flow, organization, and planning. Provides security engineering support for planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, integration of IT systems.

• Operational Technology Security Engineer Junior ($5615/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, performs a variety of routine project tasks. May assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Operational Technology Security Engineer Intermediate ($7128/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience. Provides expert support, analysis and research. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

• Operational Technology Security Engineer Senior ($8745/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Extensive technical expertise in the field. Emerging or recognized authority who develops solutions to complex problems and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

Performs assessments of systems and networks within the network environment or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities. Analyzes vulnerabilities and characterizes risk. Engages with stakeholders and mission partners to facilitate application, infrastructure and/or web vulnerability assessments. Performs code review, software assurance testing, and application vulnerability scanning. Facilitates the coordination of remediation efforts. Tracks and reports security and compliance issues. Validates remedial actions and ensures compliance with NIST and agency specific information security policy.

• Vulnerability Management Analyst Junior ($5974/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of experience. Has general knowledge in the field, performs a variety of routine project tasks. May assist with complex projects under direct supervision.

• Vulnerability Management Analyst Intermediate ($7487/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years of experience.
  Provides expert support, analysis and research. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.

• Vulnerability Management Analyst Senior($9105/ 40 hour)
  Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 7 years of experience. Extensive technical expertise in the field. Emerging or recognized authority who develops solutions to complex problems and exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches. Possesses relevant certification(s) from a nationally recognized organization.