IBM jobs - Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

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
As a Cloud Infrastructure Specialist, you are responsible to perform installation, implementation, customization, operation, recovery and performance tuning for infrastructure services.
An ambitious individual who can work under your own direction towards agreed targets and goals, you have the ability to manage change and to work under stress. You are curious to learn as demonstrated by your up-to-date technical knowledge. You are a good team player and you are familiar with Agile methodologies and principles and/or have experience working in an Agile team. You will thrive in an open, dynamic, flexible, fun, spirited, collaborative environment; an individual who desires creative freedom and the opportunity to work in a high performing team.

Responsibilities:

As a Cloud Infrastructure Specialist, you will:

• Perform installation, implementation, customization, operation, recovery and performance tuning for infrastructure services
• Build, update and maintain scripts, settings and interfaces of the tools participating on a Delivery Pipeline (Jenkins, TravisCI, UrbanCode, SonarQube)
• Implement changes, perform security related tasks, identify and recommend improvements to existing processes and procedures
• See opportunities of automation and reduce the operational workload, build scripts, introduce new tools and practices as needed

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Btech in computer science or equivalent
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in cloud technologies
• Proficient to keep software up to date, Images, AIX, Linux, WebSphere, DB2 systems.
• Ability to code in at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, NodeJS
• Solid understanding of Apache, PHP and/or MariaDB/MySQL
• Validated knowledge of Cloud technologies: IaaS, PaaS, Containers, Orchestrators and with version control systems such as Git
• Experience of DevOps practices (Continuous Integration/Delivery/Monitoring/etc)
• Experience in troubleshooting complex systems, including OS, Middleware and Network

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• UNIX/Linux systems knowledge
• Understanding of networking fundamentals
• Understand Site Reliability Engineering practices