IBM Cloud Z Infrastructure Compute Lead

Location: Bengaluru

Development experience in solutions for SDN infrastructure on Z server platform and has worked with global teams and independently own the areas of responsibility.

Your role and responsibilities    Understand and integrate new technologies such as  Software-Defined Networking  and  Network Functions Virtualization  to cloud platforms with skills in the areas of Virtual switches, Network overlay technologies, Overlay technologies, Physical NIC drivers and selective leverage offloads a software interfaces.
Linux  based driver ecosystem development and integration.
Work with kernel networking subsystems such as  iptables, sockets .
Need to have core network troubleshooting skills, response with urgency on incidents, perform root cause analysis, look out for the patterns, build knowledge base.
You will be developing solutions for  SDN infrastructure on Z server platform .
You will be expected to work with global teams and independently own the areas of responsibility.
Expected to participate in scrums, sprint planning and retrospectives and be an active member of the team providing feedback to improve as needed.
You will be expected to work collaboratively with the team, learn new technologies and apply the skills learn.
Required education    Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education    Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise    Programming Language:
GoLang, REST API  with backend application development.
Advanced Networking Knowledge:
Proficiency in  Software Defined Network (SDN) , network design, protocols, and infrastructure, including  LAN/WAN, SDN, and cloud networking .
Familiarity with  IPv4/IPv6, QoS, MPLS, and BGP .
Strategic Infrastructure Planning:
Candidate should have the ability to design scalable and resilient network architectures, plan for capacity, and ensure disaster recovery and business continuity.
Security Expertise:
Basic knowledge of cybersecurity principles to protect network integrity and data privacy.
Operating Systems:
Understanding how different operating systems affect network design.
Problem-Solving:
Strong analytical and problem solving skills to troubleshoot complex network issues in Production and Non-Production environments.
Critical Thinking:
Ability to think strategically and anticipate future network needs.
Communication:
Effective communication skills to collaborate with teams and explain technical concepts to all stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of  Containers  (for eg.  docker / Podman  etc) & related technologies like container registries, Dockerfiles, creating container images, deploying containers etc.
Strong working knowledge of  Container Orchestration (Kubernetes) .
Strong knowledge of  Linux  basics including packing, package managers, working with system services, distro specific development, building source code into distro specific packages, pkg installation etc.
Knowledge of working with  Linux distros like Ubuntu .
Good knowledge of  Virtualization  like hypervisor, Virtual Machines, Bare Metal, Partitions etc and infrastructure/system management.
Preferred technical and professional experience    At least 12+ years of working experience with  Linux distributions (Ubuntu/RHEL)  in a production environment.
Advanced Networking Knowledge:  Proficiency in  Software Defined Network (SDN) , network design, protocols, and infrastructure, including  LAN/WAN, SDN , and cloud networking. Familiarity with  IPv4/IPv6, QoS, MPLS, and BGP .
Strategic Infrastructure Planning:  Candidate should have the ability to design scalable and resilient network architectures, plan for capacity, and ensure disaster recovery and business continuity.
General understanding of private /public / hybrid cloud concepts.
General understanding of HW servers and server components.