Introduction
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something better, but to attempt things you've never thought
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solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so,
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Your role and responsibilities
The IBM Z Ecosystem CloudOps/DevOps Specialist (part of technical
enablement team) is an infrastructure as code admin with deep
expertise in containerized environments and web servers with DevOps
focus as well as traditional Linux solutions. Expertise in Linux
(Red Hat, SUSE and Ubuntu) integrated with Docker / Kubernetes,
DevOps, Automation and Nginx / Apache, LDAP and open-sourced
databases such as MariaDB are essential for role success. This
role is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting
automation solutions that are new and existing container-based
infrastructures as well as traditional Linux infrastructures,
including coordinating the technical resolution infrastructure
problems through knowledge of platform design and development. This
role will collaborate with and assist teams with different skills
to resolve problems and return infrastructure to operational
status, including performing support related to all infrastructure
issues, correcting design defects, and developing solutions to
stabilize environments. In addition, this role will facilitate
communications between technical teams and customers to ensure
technical support requests are resolved rapidly with user
satisfaction.
Primary duties:
Create, and maintain automation scripts, workflows, and
infrastructure on Linux systems for customer-facing products
Setting up and administering container-based infrastructures
Setting up and administering Linux infrastructure in a cloud
environment utilizing Open Stack
Implementing and managing DevOps pipelines
Ensuring high-performance and availability of the infrastructure
and systems
Configuring reverse proxies, ingresses and web servers for
multi-instance environments
Support on technical solution through research and evaluations of
technology
Troubleshooting and resolving incidents (Incident & Problem
management)
Writing and maintaining solution technical documentation
Maintaining communication with product customers
Assist in delivery of high-quality and innovative solutions
Follow IBM Guidelines and ensure solution compliance with IBM
ITSS
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Technical skills:
3+ years of experience in Linux operating systems (Red Hat, Ubuntu,
SUSE) and infrastructure projects
3+ years of experience in scripting languages such as Python and
Bash for infrastructure automations and applications.
3+ years of experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible,
Terraform) and virtualization technologies (e.g. KVM, OpenStack,
QEMU).
Experienced in root cause log analysis
Expert in Nginx / Apache web servers / reverse proxies
Expert in container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes /
OpenShift)
Interpersonal skills:
Proven problem-solving skills
Demonstrated effective communication skills
Demonstrated teamwork skills
Highly self-motivated and resourceful
Aptitude to learn and apply knowledge quickly
Fluent English
Preferred technical and professional experience
Working knowledge of IBM zSystems and LinuxONE
Agile Scrum expertise
Experience with setting up and configuring database instances
(MySQL / MariaDB / PostgreSQL), webservers and LDAP
Experience in DevOps pipelines creation (Travis CI, Bash
scripting)
Experience & knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and
their security/sessions/logging aspects
Experience in integration with 3rd party platforms/solution through
REST APIs
Experience in Cloud and Open Source development processes and
tools
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their
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they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate
while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most
important industries and our clients are the architects of the
future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio
designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud
computing.
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in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal
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you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology
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