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 Firmware Developer, you will design, develop, test, and deliver offerings for IBM Z using the latest technologies. You will work in a team-based, collaborative environment with peers both locally and across the global organization, applying agile methodologies throughout the entire development cycle. Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Develop Firmware Components: Create and use design documentation, such as Functional Programming Specifications and high-level design documents, to implement identified components. Ensure that the implemented components are unit tested and ready to be integrated into the product.
- Collaborate with Designers: Work with designers to understand users and create a tangible experience through combined efforts.
- Debug and Test Code: Debug reported problems, design, develop, and unit test code fixes to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Deliver Solutions: Provide fixes for defects identified by customers and support the development of various projects, including hardware management console mobile apps and I/O adapters.
- Apply Agile Methodologies: Participate in agile development cycles, including design, code implementation, review, unit testing, functional testing, simulation, and real hardware integration testing.
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
- Exposure to Firmware Development: Experience working with firmware development, including designing, developing, testing, and delivering firmware components using the latest technologies.
- Understanding of Design Documentation: Familiarity with creating and using design documentation, such as Functional Programming Specifications and high-level design documents, to implement identified components.
- Agile Methodologies: Exposure to agile development cycles, including design, code implementation, review, unit testing, functional testing, simulation, and real hardware integration testing.
- Component-Level Design: Experience working with component-level design and architecture, ensuring that implemented components are unit tested and ready to be integrated into the product.
- Debugging and Testing: Exposure to debugging reported problems, designing, developing, and unit testing code fixes to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Exposure to Cryptographic Processors: Experience working with high-security cryptographic processors is beneficial for this role. Knowledge of secure coding practices and data protection principles is a plus.
- Familiarity with Blockchain Technology: Exposure to blockchain technology and its applications, particularly in secure service containers, is advantageous for this position.
- Understanding of Server Virtualization: Familiarity with server virtualization and parallel sysplex environments is desirable, as it enables mainframes to communicate as a single entity.
