Lead-Backend Developer

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for a developer highly interested in developing an innovative, future-oriented solution that automates and simplifies the installation, configuration and testing of Linux on Z systems.
Your main duties will include design and implementation of new features, optimizing and maintaining existing code and ensuring the software meets high-quality standards through testing and debugging. You will also work closely with the customers to ensure the software meets their needs.

Step in and be part of IBM System Development Lab community, outstanding for its innovation and team spirit, offering one of the broadest project portfolios of hardware and software technologies within the IBM Corporation.

Engineers in our team work inside a highly agile development environment and are responsible for the full software development life cycle – ranging from designing and implementing of the new product features, testing for industry-leading quality assurance over to continuous product delivery as well as supporting our global customers. You should be thrilled by emerging technologies with our software products for future Mainframe and Cloud-based markets.

What you will do (Roles & Responsibilities):
The IBM Z Hyper Protect Virtual Servers team is seeking an experienced Backend Developer

As a Backend developer, you will be part of a highly focused, self-managed team that designs, develops and tests secure solutions created for Z Systems workloads and applications.
Responsible for all aspects of management, improvement, and support of the microservice platform’s Linux based infrastructure. Provide feedback to architects regarding any issues that present themselves. Manage projects with various priority levels and timelines from start to finish.

• Act as escalation point for internal support departments in resolving a wide variety of customer facing issues regarding environment deployment, service issues, and technical questions. Consistently meet deadlines for complex issues and new projects involving multiple teams.
• Demonstrate best practices in all aspects of administration. Leverage various languages to build features based on an architectural design. Develop and maintain accurate documentation for internal procedures and services.
• Continuously stay abreast of new developments in supported operating systems to ensure consistent compatibility with established infrastructure. Must collaborate with other departments to resolve complex issues and be detail oriented.
• Ability to automate solutions to repetitive problems/tasks.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Upto 15 years of working experience with Linux distributions (Ubuntu/RHEL) in a production environment.
• Strong background in Software development with in-depth knowledge of Python, Golang, designing REST API and working knowledge of distributed services.
• Knowledge on Core Linux Development skills
• Expert level skill in Type1/Type2 hypervisors, OS Virtualization, Process and resource Management in Operating system,

Network segmentation:

• Good to have, C/C++ programming skills
• Strong skills in github, shell(ksh/bash), containers and orchestration, system monitoring, Jenkins, CI/CD pipeline integration and end-to-end tests, playbooks and process automation.
• Knowledge with deployment on OpenShift.
• Understanding of container technologies like docker/podman
• Orchestration tools – Kubernetes, OpenShift, Digital Certificate Knowledge
• A Self-starter Individual with excellent problem-solving skills, able to work independently and as a part of the team.
• Experience in designing Software defined networking and Network Management solutions
• Strong debugging, problem determination, and isolation skill
• Broad and proven know-how in database technology and practical experience in software development and agile

Methodology:

• Good Community management skills (working with open-source contributors, client outreach)
• Strong Technical leadership skills (achieving excellence through code quality and practices, architecture decisions, innovation)

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge with deployment on OpenShift.
• Knowledge on Cloud Technology including Network, Storage and Compute.
• Experience in Linux operating systems and virtualization/hypervisor
• Strong English communication skills both written and Verbal