IBM ODM & BAW Developer

Senior IBM ODM & BAW Developer

Role Purpose

The Senior IBM ODM & BAW Developer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and implementing business process workflows and business rules using IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW) and IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM). The role works closely with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Product Owners, and delivery teams to automate business processes, implement decision services, and support end-to-end solution delivery.

Key Responsibilities

IBM BAW Development

• Design, develop, configure, and deploy business process workflows using IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW).
• Develop process applications, services, coaches, integrations, and user interfaces to support business requirements.
• Configure workflow orchestration, task management, escalations, notifications, and business events.
• Integrate BAW solutions with internal and external systems using APIs, web services, and messaging frameworks.
• Troubleshoot and resolve workflow performance, deployment, and integration issues.

IBM ODM Development

• Design, develop, and maintain business rules and decision services using IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM).
• Translate business policies and regulatory requirements into executable business rules.
• Manage rule sets, decision tables, rule flows, and rule governance processes.
• Support versioning, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of business rules.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to validate decision logic and rule outcomes.

Solution Delivery

• Participate in requirements workshops and technical design sessions.
• Produce technical specifications, solution designs, and implementation documentation.
• Support system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and production deployments.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to development standards and best practices.
• Contribute to DevOps, CI/CD, and release management activities.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Business Analysts and Product Owners to understand business processes and decision requirements.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior developers and project team members.
• Support business users during testing and post-implementation activities.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of software development experience, including significant experience with IBM BAW/BPM and IBM ODM.
• Strong experience designing and implementing complex workflow solutions using IBM BAW.
• Strong experience developing decision services and business rules using IBM ODM.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications using REST APIs, SOAP services, MQ, JMS, and other integration technologies.
• Strong understanding of BPM, workflow orchestration, case management, and business rule management concepts.
• Experience with Java, JavaScript, SQL, XML, JSON, and related technologies.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation.
• Experience with government, regulatory, licensing, compliance, or customer service platforms.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Knowledge of microservices, cloud-native architectures, and event-driven integration patterns.
• Understanding of business process modelling using BPMN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• IBM BAW/BPM and/or IBM ODM certifications desirable.
• Relevant enterprise application development certifications will be highly regarded.

Key Deliverables

• IBM BAW process applications and workflow solutions.
• IBM ODM decision services, rule sets, and decision tables.
• Technical design and deployment documentation.
• Automated business processes aligned to business and regulatory requirements.
• Production-ready solutions meeting performance, security, and operational standards.