Introduction At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk. Your Role and Responsibilities We are looking for a developer highly interested in developing an innovative, future-oriented solution that automates and simplifies the installation, configuration and testing of Linux on Z systems. Your main duties will include design and implementation of new features, optimizing and maintaining existing code and ensuring the software meets high-quality standards through testing and debugging. You will also work closely with the customers to ensure the software meets their needs. Step in and be part of IBM System Development Lab community, outstanding for its innovation and team spirit, offering one of the broadest project portfolios of hardware and software technologies within the IBM Corporation. Engineers in our team work inside a highly agile development environment and are responsible for the full software development life cycle - ranging from designing and implementing of the new product features, testing for industry-leading quality assurance over to continuous product delivery as well as supporting our global customers. You should be thrilled by emerging technologies with our software products for future Mainframe and Cloud-based markets. What you will do: The IBM Z Hyper Protect Virtual Servers team is seeking an experienced Backend Developer As a Backend developer, you will be part of a highly focused, self-managed team that designs, develops and tests secure solutions created for Z Systems workloads and applications. Responsible for all aspects of management, improvement, and support of the microservice platform's Linux based infrastructure. Provide feedback to architects regarding any issues that present themselves. Manage projects with various priority levels and timelines from start to finish. Act as escalation point for internal support departments in resolving a wide variety of customer facing issues regarding environment deployment, service issues, and technical questions. Consistently meet deadlines for complex issues and new projects involving multiple teams. Demonstrate best practices in all aspects of administration. Leverage various languages to build features based on an architectural design. Develop and maintain accurate documentation for internal procedures and services. Continuously stay abreast of new developments in supported operating systems to ensure consistent compatibility with established infrastructure. Must collaborate with other departments to resolve complex issues and be detail oriented. Ability to automate solutions to repetitive problems/tasks. Required Technical and Professional Expertise * Up to 4 years of working experience with Linux distributions (Ubuntu/RHEL) in a production environment. Programming Skills: + C++ (c16 client / server - core components)/ Python + Shell Scripting Other Skills + Knowledge of Containers (for eg. docker / Podman etc) & related technologies like container registries, Dockerfiles, creating + container images, deploying containers etc + 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 specifically Ubuntu + Understanding of Ubuntu logging / deb packages / systemctl services + Security basics (could include basic understanding of identity mgmt/authentication, authorization, firewall, auditing, secure + communication, managing certificates, password management etc) + Excellent presentation and soft skills Domain Expertize (Good to have) + Understand of cryptographic key management and it's lifecycle + At least Conceptual knowledge of Hardware Security Modules, PKCS #11 APIs, Trusted Execution Environments, Quantum Safe Algorithms + Logging/Monitoring (basic understanding and application), + Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) - basic understanding of how code is built and deployed in a continuous manner. Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise + General understanding of private /public / hybrid cloud concepts + General understanding of HW servers and server components like CPU / core/memory/sockets / adapters + General understanding of open source projects; experience with open source community contribution can be an added advantage About Business UnitIndia Systems Development Lab (ISDL) is part of IBM Systems world-wide technology development lab. Established in 1996, the Lab is headquartered in India's Silicon Valley and startup hub - Bengaluru, with a strong presence in Pune and Hyderabad. Developers at ISDL deliver technology innovations across the entire Systems portfolio - z Systems, Power / OpenPOWER Systems and Storage. The team here works across the entire stack from processor design, firmware, operating system to software defined storage. The lab also focuses on innovations, thanks to the creative energies of the teams. The lab has contributed over 400+ patents in cutting edge technologies and inventions so far. While computing veers towards cognitive, cloud, mobile, social, and security, the lab has significantly contributed to not just new products focused in these areas, but has also ushered in new development models such as Agile, Design Thinking and DevOps. 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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