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
This role is of an experienced engineering leader with deep expertise in
enterprise storage and distributed systems, and a proven ability to lead teams delivering
snapshot-based, virtualized data platforms at scale. You wll be expected to operae across
storage arrays, control-plane services, APIs, and integrations, and you balance people leadership with strong technical judgment.
You will lead and manage a team of highly skilled engineers responsible for adding
new workloads and storage-array support to IBM's storage and copy data software platforms.
As a
first-line Development Manager, you will lead a large, senior storage software team and own delivery of critical platform capabilities.
Your Responsibilities Include
- Leading 15+ engineers across backend services, APIs, microservices, and storage integrations
- Owning end-to-end delivery of new workloads and storage array integrations, from design through GA
- Providing technical leadership in areas including:
- Snapshot orchestration and copy-on-write technologies
- Storage and data virtualization
- Control-plane services, metadata management, and policy engines
- Driving design and evolution of stable, well-versioned APIs used by internal teams, UI layers, automation, and external integrations
- Ensuring enterprise-grade qualities:
- High availability and resiliency
- Non-disruptive upgrades
- Backward compatibility and operational safety
- Partnering with Product Management and Program Management on roadmap planning and release execution
- Managing multiple agile teams, including Scrum-of-Scrums, and driving predictable delivery
- Collaborating across software, hardware, firmware, and storage engineering teams globally
- Engaging with internal stakeholders and customers during critical escalations when needed
Preferred Education
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
- Strong people management skills with a demonstrated ability to mentor and grow senior engineers
- 15+ years of experience in storage software, distributed systems, or platform engineering
- Proven experience leading teams delivering enterprise-grade software
- Strong fundamentals in:
- Storage and data virtualization
- Block storage and SAN concepts
- Snapshotting, replication, and copy technologies
- Distributed systems and metadata services
- Experience owning and evolving REST APIs and integration contracts
- Ability to manage multiple agile teams and complex cross-team dependencies
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with:
- Networking fundamentals and protocols
- Cloud-native application development
- Public cloud environments
- NoSQL or distributed data stores
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- 6+ years of engineering management experience
- Experience with Kubernetes platforms or container-focused storage integrations
- Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation at scale
- Prior experience integrating with enterprise storage arrays or backup platforms
