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.