System Development Engineer

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
Who you are:
We are z/OS Operating System professionals working on IBM Z. We build a secure operating system for our IBM Z customers to deploy their mission critical applications.
As a Development Engineer and system programmer, you will be part of the team working on NFS (Network File Systems), a z/OS component. You will be fully hands-on in programming and working in the z/OS Development organization. You should be familiar with hierarchical file systems, and UNIX utilities. A strong understanding of software architecture and design and expertise in Agile processes is required. A seasoned Development Engineer who can comfortably interact and collaborate with senior technical and business leaders across the global z/OS development organization is preferred.

What you’ll do:
This is an opportunity to work on NFS (Network File Systems), a z/OS component. IBMers in this role can expect to design, develop, test, deliver and service software offerings for the z/OS operating system using Agile practices. They will work in a team-focused, collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code, debug, and test creative solutions to client problems and requirements.

• Architect, design, develop and test NFS features and fixes.
• Function as a Development Engineer who is fully hands-on.
• Write design documents, test documents, review design and test documents, code, test and fix defects.
• Prepare status updates and present to the management.
• Identify opportunities for NFS enhancements and define implementation plans.
• Collaborate with global z/OS teams.
• Look for improvements in Software Development life cycle.

How we’ll help you grow:

• You’ll have access to all the technical and leadership training courses you need to become the expert you want to be
• You’ll learn directly from expert developers in the z/OS organization learning from others and sharing your expertise is critical to the growth of our organization.
• You’ll have the opportunity to work with development and business teams across the organization.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong development Engineer who has demonstrated experience with the Software Development life cycle; Designing, coding, unit testing, function or component testing, system testing and integration testing.
• Strong programming skills in C, ASM (Assembler) programming.
• An understanding and experience with Agile software development concepts and processes
• Strong expertise in Unix file systems. Extensive experience in debugging and troubleshooting issues.
• Good communication skills as this role requires interaction with global stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technology including tooling and ramp up in a short span.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• z/OS architecture, Operating systems, Familiarity with z/OS and z/VM, Java, Python, GIT, JIRA, Jenkins and makefiles