Lead Developer (SRE)

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

• Develop new features, effective debugging, performance analysis and able to analyse performance of implementation, recommend software solutions to improve the product
• Design/architect software solutions to solve complex problems for backend components/distributed systems
• Exercise best practices in agile development and software engineering.
• Participate in software design reviews, code reviews and project planning.
• Mentor and train other members of the team.
• Provide troubleshooting and technical advice for customers
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to customers that are geographically distributed
• Publish and review documentation and technical blog posts.
• Recommend and implement new or improvements to existing code and processes
• Contribute to department attainment of organizational objectives and high client satisfaction
  
  
  

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 8+ years of experience in Cloud Operations, SRE, or DevOps, with a strong focus on AWS and Azure environments.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficient in Terraform for infrastructure-as-code deployments.
• Hands-on experience with ArgoCD or similar continuous delivery tools.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or Azure Monitor.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• On-Call Rotation: Willingness to participate in on-call rotations for after-hours support.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

• Certifications: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or similar certifications.
• Experience with Additional Tools: Familiarity with other DevOps and cloud-native tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins) is a plus.
• Understanding of Agile Practices: Experience working in Agile environments and using tools like Jira for project management.
• Work Environment:
• Remote/Hybrid Options: Flexibility to work remotely with occasional travel to company offices or data centers as needed.
• On-Call Requirement: This role includes participation in a rotating on-call schedule, which may include nights and weekends.
  
  
  

About Business Unit

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

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.

Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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About IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

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.

Location Statement

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Being You @ IBM

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