Hardware Developer

Responsibilities

IBM Cloud Position in Bangalore, India for a Hardware Server Qualification support Engineer involving Programming, Automation, Security, Compliance, Qualification, Regression, Test, Diagnosis, and Repair. This role is related to component and server qualification for the latest x86 server technology, GPU accelerator technology (for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning workloads), and networking technology used in high density systems to support an enterprise Cloud customer base. The basic building blocks of cloud servers (compute, storage, and network) which include CPUs, NIC cards, Memory DIMMs, Drives, and S/W must qualified for the IBM public cloud. This position is for a hardware developer responsible for qualifying hardware and firmware used on various components, cards, and boards which make up the latest servers used in IBM-Cloud Datacenters. The individual will work on a small team focused on developing and qualifying integrated hardware solutions to support IaaS (Information as a Service) on best of breed Cloud Architecture. The individual should be very detail oriented with excellent documentation and communication skills. Programming experience (Linux and Python) along with Hardware knowledge and familiarity with x86 computer servers, components, and GPU based systems is preferred. The candidate should also be familiar with server hardware subsystems including processor memory storage, I/O adapters, PCI busses and switches, and BMCs. Familiarity with FW/BIOS updates and settings and network booting is preferred and knowledge of JIRA, Redfish, and xCAT, and security vulnerabilities/compliance along with patching of systems out of compliance is a definite advantage.

Candidate is responsible for Qualification of Servers and System Qualification and support of Field Deployment
* Booting Servers to test for existence and functionality of all components
* Qualification of Server level Secure Boot and Memory Boot
* Confirming all Secure Measures and encryption measures are compliant
* Testing proprietary Baseboard Memory Control / OpenBMC on all server configurations
* Automation of tests using Redfish for new products and regression on existing products
* Qualification of each new vendor version of BMC, BIOS, and firmware codeHardware upgrades and network connections
* Hardware upgrades and network connection

Required education
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Ability to program using Linux and Python

Good understanding/familiarity of Python coding/Redfish/ OpenBMC

Comfortable with Server level BMC, BIOS, and firmware

Automation of BMC and BIOS firmware updates to the field

Familiarity with server bring-up including firmware/bios updates, bios settings, network boosting, and basic networking is very beneficial

Clear Documentation and Communication of Results

Strong understanding of server hardware and networking design

Preferred technical and professional experience

Proficient at Qualification/Verification of server & component level Hardware & Firmware Functions, and Data Analysis

Familiarity with server hardware design including processors, memory, storage drives, I/O adapters, BIOS, and BMC

Good understanding of server hardware and components (CPUs, DIMMs, Drives, NIC Cards, etc.)

Safety certified to work around high voltages (480VAC and 208VAC)

Hands on working experience in an engineering lab environment.

Familiar with typical datacenter power, cooling infrastructure, and datacenter energy efficiency