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Skills
Skill | Req | Your level |
|---|---|---|
| Based on the outline — decision frameworks, IBM Power + Spyre, watsonx, RAG pipelines, agentic AI, regulatory compliance, and hybrid cloud architecture — here are the three top required resident skills: Hybrid Cloud and AI Architecture | 5 | |
| Regulatory Compliance and Data Governance — Familiarity with data sovereignty frameworks and sector-specific regulations (GDPR, DORA, HIPAA) as they apply to AI workload placement, audit logging, model explainability, and enterprise compliance architecture. | 5 | |
| AI Application Development and Integration — Hands-on experience building or integrating AI solutions — particularly RAG pipelines, LangChain-based agentic workflows, vector databases, and API gateway patterns — against enterprise systems such as IBM i, Db2, or equivalent platforms. | 5 |
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