Job Description
**Introduction**
At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.
**Your role and responsibilities**
As a key member of our dynamic team, you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will encompass the design and implementation of innovative features, fine-tuning and sustaining existing code for optimal performance, and guaranteeing top-notch quality through rigorous testing and debugging. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, and you’ll be working closely with fellow developers, designers, and product managers to ensure our software aligns seamlessly with user expectations.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
Technical Leadership:
* Ability to technically lead a high-performance team of engineers.
* Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Storage Expertise:
* Expert-level knowledge in storage system architecture.
* Hands-on experience with storage software stack and features like HA, replication, and multipathing.
Linux Development:
* Deep expertise in Unix/Linux internals.
* Experience in kernel and user space programming, debugging, and build tools.
* Strong grasp of algorithms, data/file structures, multi-threading, synchronization, interrupt handling, and file systems.
Protocols & Networking:
* Expertise in protocols: Fibre Channel, NVMe, FCoE, SCSI, iSCSI, LLDP, SAN, Multipath I/O.
* Ability to understand and implement protocol specifications.
* Networking knowledge: Ethernet (TCP/IP), Fibre Channel.
Security Concepts:
* Clear understanding of encryption, key management, authentication, certificate signing, and data integrity.
Programming & Scripting:
* Programming: C (mandatory), Java (good to have).
* Scripting: Python, Shell (Perl is a plus).
* Debugging tools: tcpdump, Wireshark, SanBlaze packet analyzer.
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
* Virtualization: VMWare ESX (VASA, vVols), Hyper-V.
* Operating Systems: MS Windows.
* Adapters: Ethernet / Fibre Channel.
* Storage Types: Block, NAS.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation. With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.
**Your role and responsibilities**
As a key member of our dynamic team, you will play a vital role in crafting exceptional software experiences. Your responsibilities will encompass the design and implementation of innovative features, fine-tuning and sustaining existing code for optimal performance, and guaranteeing top-notch quality through rigorous testing and debugging. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, and you’ll be working closely with fellow developers, designers, and product managers to ensure our software aligns seamlessly with user expectations.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
Technical Leadership:
* Ability to technically lead a high-performance team of engineers.
* Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Storage Expertise:
* Expert-level knowledge in storage system architecture.
* Hands-on experience with storage software stack and features like HA, replication, and multipathing.
Linux Development:
* Deep expertise in Unix/Linux internals.
* Experience in kernel and user space programming, debugging, and build tools.
* Strong grasp of algorithms, data/file structures, multi-threading, synchronization, interrupt handling, and file systems.
Protocols & Networking:
* Expertise in protocols: Fibre Channel, NVMe, FCoE, SCSI, iSCSI, LLDP, SAN, Multipath I/O.
* Ability to understand and implement protocol specifications.
* Networking knowledge: Ethernet (TCP/IP), Fibre Channel.
Security Concepts:
* Clear understanding of encryption, key management, authentication, certificate signing, and data integrity.
Programming & Scripting:
* Programming: C (mandatory), Java (good to have).
* Scripting: Python, Shell (Perl is a plus).
* Debugging tools: tcpdump, Wireshark, SanBlaze packet analyzer.
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
* Virtualization: VMWare ESX (VASA, vVols), Hyper-V.
* Operating Systems: MS Windows.
* Adapters: Ethernet / Fibre Channel.
* Storage Types: Block, NAS.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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