Backend Developer

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 :
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

Up to 4 years of working experience with Linux distributions (Ubuntu/RHEL) in a production environment.

Strong background in Software development with in-depth knowledge of Python, designing REST API and working knowledge of distributed services.

Strong development skills in Openstack and its components.

Knowledge on Core Linux Development skills

Strong skills in github, ShellScripting(ksh/bash), containers and orchestration, system monitoring, Jenkins, CI/CD pipeline integration and end-to-end tests, playbooks and process automation.

Understanding of container technologies like docker/podman, Orchestration tools - Kubernetes openshift, Digital Certificate Knowledge.

Good understanding of IBM Carbon Design Systems

Knowledge of React.js , playwright

Working experience of Security Scan Tools-VA Scan/App Scan, OWASP ZAP , Contrast

A Self-starter Individual with excellent problem-solving skills, able to work independently and as a part of the team.

Excellent presentation and soft skills and strong english communication skills both written and Verbal

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Knowledge with deployment on OpenShift.

Knowledge on Cloud Technology including Network, Storage

and Compute.

knowledge in zLinux operating systems and virtualization/hypervisor