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About HCLTech and the IBM Consultant Role

HCLTech is seeking an experienced IBM Consultant to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of professional experience, focusing on IBM Resiliency Orchestration and related infrastructure to ensure robust cyber incident recovery and operational resilience.

Core Responsibilities

The IBM Consultant will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining critical recovery workflows, providing advanced technical support, and driving automation initiatives. Key areas of focus include:

• Designing and implementing recovery workflows for enterprise applications.
• Providing L3 support and advanced troubleshooting for IBM Resiliency Orchestration.
• Developing automation scripts and integrating security platforms.
• Validating readiness and ensuring compliance with recovery objectives.
• Offering strategic advisory on hybrid multicloud resilience.

Recovery Workflow and Incident Management

• Develop and maintain automated failover and failback processes utilizing over 450 pre-packaged patterns for enterprise applications.
• Configure Cyber Incident Recovery (CIR) features, including immutable WORM storage and air-gapped mechanisms, to protect against malware and ransomware.
• Serve as the final point of escalation for complex issues within the IBM Resiliency Orchestration software suite.
• Perform root-cause analysis (RCA) on replication failures or deviations from Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).

Automation, Compliance, and Strategic Advisory

• Develop custom scripts (*, Python, Bash, or Ansible) to automate repetitive IT operations and reduce operational toil.
• Integrate IBM Resiliency Orchestration with other enterprise security platforms such as QRadar SOAR or SIEM, and SPLUNK for proactive threat response.
• Execute automated, non-disruptive DR drills and dry runs to detect environment changes that might cause recovery failures.
• Generate real-time compliance and audit reports via the centralized dashboard to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Collaborate with SRE and DevOps teams to align IBM Concert or RO tools with the organization's broader resilience strategy.
• Advise on hybrid multicloud infrastructure risks and proactively mitigate potential outage points.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this role should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience and demonstrate the following:

• Expertise in IBM Infrastructure and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Ansible, and Terraform, along with strong understanding of network protocols.
• Deep understanding of Copy Data Management and immutable storage technologies.

Work Type and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.