IBM ODM DEVELOPER

IBM ODM Developer

Employment Type: Contract to Hire this role WILL convert to FTE of a Fortune 10 organization
Experience: Senior (8 10+ years)
Company: Fortune 10 Healthcare

Role Overview

Our Fortune 10 client is seeking a Full Time IBM ODM Developer through a CTH, to join their Enterprise Decisioning and Automation team. In this role, you will design, develop, and support scalable, rule-based decision solutions that power critical business processes. You will work with IBM automation and AI platforms, including IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM), BAM OE, WatsonX Orchestrate, IBM Automation Decision Services (ADS), and AI-assisted development tools.

This position is suited for an engineer working within an enterprise environment focused on modernization, reusability, and automation.

We are looking to augment the current ODM team with candidates who bring newer skills such as ADS, Decision Intelligence, Claude Code, WatsonX Orchestrate, or AWS migration (any 1 2 of these skills would work).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop decision services using IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM)
• Configure, manage, and support Decision Center and Rule Execution Server environments
• Build reusable business rules and object models aligned to enterprise standards
• Integrate decision services with BAM OE workflows and WatsonX Orchestrate
• Support rule deployments, execution tracking, monitoring, and reporting
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to optimize and implement features on OpenShift and Azure/AWS
• Use Grafana, Splunk, AppDynamics, and Prometheus to create and maintain alerts and dashboards
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines and follow best practices for rule lifecycle management
• Use GitHub Copilot to improve development speed, consistency, and documentation quality
• Collaborate with onshore and offshore teams, architects, and business partners
• Contribute to best practices, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8 10+ years of hands-on IBM ODM experience, including:
• Rule Designer
• Decision Center
• Rule Execution Server
• Strong understanding of SOA and API-based architectures
• Experience with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
• Working knowledge of IBM Automation Decision Services (ADS)
• Exposure to IBM BAM OE and workflow/decision integration
• Familiarity with WatsonX Orchestrate or similar orchestration tools
• Understanding of containerized platforms and cloud environments
• Experience setting up enterprise-grade application alerting, monitoring, and dashboards
• Experience with JUnit, Decision Runner, test-driven development, and CI/CD environments
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills

Nice to Have

• Healthcare industry experience
• Experience enabling or supporting business users on decision platforms
• Exposure to AI and automation initiatives in enterprise environments