Senior Software 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
Seeking a senior software engineer to join the IBM Cloud team as a DevOps engineer and work on setting up company-wide infrastructure and ensuring their availability, reliability, security, and compliance.
This role involves a mix of development, operational duties, strategic planning, and end-user support. You’ll be part of a small, agile team that boasts deep technical expertise, has a significant business impact, and enjoys a high level of operational flexibility.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the full lifecycle of code changes from development to deployment, including code reviews, testing, and operations
• Use of various open-source tools for instrumenting, monitoring, alerting, and debugging of production services
• Participate in on-call rotations along with the other members of the team to maintain the uptime of our services out of hours
• Participate in architectural discussions and help drive the future of our services as we continually strive to provide best-in-class experiences for IBM development teams
• Stay abreast of the latest technologies and methodologies with high focus on Cloud infrastructure (VPC, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Istio, Akamai etc)
• Provide exceptional end-user support, collaborating with development teams to understand their needs and optimize their build processes

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Cloud environment in the role of DevOps
• Familiarity with continuous integration & continuous deployment tools and strategies
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Git)
• Experience in automating DevOps pipeline (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Travis, Tekton, …)
• Strong experience working with Cloud infrastructure (VPC, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Istio, Akamai, …)
• Proficient in a high-level programming language such as Python, JavaScript, Java, or Go
• Desire to design, build, and maintain highly efficient, secure, and scalable software build systems
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge of IBM Cloud services and management, with an emphasis on deploying and scaling applications in a cloud environment
• Experience using cloud-native systems for monitoring and alerting (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch)
• Solid foundation in Linux internals, including system calls, file systems, and kernel debugging
• Understanding of endpoint security best practices (TLS, HTTPS, TLS Certificates, WAF, Network Traffic Analysis)
• Understanding of networking principles and protocols
• Knowledge of security testing techniques to identify vulnerabilities in software and infrastructure.
• Genuine interest in building efficient and highly performant software
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to changing technical environments.