Introduction

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Your Role and Responsibilities

Who are you :

The IBM Cloud Networking Tribe is looking for a talented, innovative and enthusiastic Software engineering professional that will build the next generation IAAS to make our customers succeed. The IBM Cloud Networking Tribe has a global cloud presence that continues to grow and expand its reach. Our Network Services engineering team is responsible for delivering virtual network services with top-notch performance, first-rate security, fail-safe reliability and exceptional quality.

An IBM Cloud Networking Software Development engineer will be the key individual responsible for end to end feature enablement across the orchestration layer. You will perform hands-on coding and mentor junior developers, working to increase the knowledge and performance of the collective team. In addition, you will interface with senior architects across several locations to ensure that the overall strategy is communicated and understood.

We are a global team, so communication skills (both verbal and written) are critical as well as flexibility to work with team members in other time zones.

What you will do:

• Understand product vision and business needs to define product requirements and product architectural solutions.

• Use tools and methodologies to create representations for functions and user interface of desired product

• Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility

• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards

• Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to development team

• Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.

• Collaborate with other professionals to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications

• Provide support for production escalations and problem resolution for customers.

• Analyse requirements, design develop & maintain software products in alignment with the technology strategy of the organization

• Participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, code and other artifacts. Ensure commitments are agreed, reviewed and met.

• Learn new skills and adopt new practices readily in order to develop innovative and cutting-edge software products that maintain Company's technical leadership position.

• Plan, develop and manage the infrastructure to enable strategic and effective use of tools.

• Lead the evaluation/evolution of tools/technologies/programs with input from internal teams, external developers.

• Proactively identifying issues and improvement opportunities.

• Directing resources to diagnose and resolve complex system, application software, security and related problems that impact system and availability.

How we'll help you grow:

You'll have access to all the technical and management training courses you need to become the expert you want to be.

You'll learn directly from expert developers in the field; our SME's love to mentor.

You will have the opportunity to work in many different areas to figure out what really excites you.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Requires 8-10 years of experience.

• Experience in Python and C or GoLang

• REST API

• Microservices - Kubernetes

• System Design capabilities

• Good understanding of Network Routing Protocols

• Experience with structured Architecture practices, hybrid cloud and Cloud Network

• Experience in building, architecting, designing/implementing highly distributed global cloud-based systems.

• Knowledge of technology solutions and ability to learn, understand and work quickly with new emerging technologies, methodologies and solutions in Cloud technology space.

• Ability to deliver results and work cross-functionally. Ability to engage /influence audiences and identity expansion engagements.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Networking protocol knowledge ( TCPIP, IPTABLES, ROUTING MODELS )

• Cloud Concepts - VPC, Subnet, Floating Ips

About Business UnitThe IBM Cloud Networking Tribe is looking for a talented, innovative and enthusiastic Software engineering professional that will build the next generation IAAS to make our customers succeed. The IBM Cloud Networking Tribe has a global cloud presence that continues to grow and expand its reach. Our Network Services engineering team is responsible for delivering virtual network services with top-notch performance, first-rate security, fail-safe reliability and exceptional quality.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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