Team Overview:
This role sits within IBM's CIO Technology Platform Transformation team a strategic group driving modernization of IBM's infrastructure through AI-first platforms, cloud computing, and cutting-edge automation. The team champions secure, scalable, and integrated systems that enable AI-driven business transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable platforms using Red Hat OpenShift in a hybrid multi-cloud environment.
- Lead the implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using modern tools and scripting languages.
- Drive system reliability, performance, and security improvements through automation and DevOps practices.
- Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver robust cloud-native solutions aligned to business needs.
- Develop disaster recovery, business continuity, and fault tolerance strategies.
- Contribute to IBM's internal SRE Center of Excellence through knowledge sharing, training, and mentorship.
- Guide junior engineers and help create an innovation-driven learning environment.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree (required)
Technical Expertise:
- 5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) e.g., Terraform, Ansible, etc.
- Public Cloud architecture (AWS, IBM Cloud, Azure, GCP)
- Container platforms Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker
- Scripting languages Bash, Python, Go, etc.
- Deep understanding of:
- Reliability engineering principles
- Software systems at scale
- Performance tuning and incident response
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Experience with IBM Cloud services is a plus
Preferred Characteristics:
- A mentoring mindset and the ability to lead and upskill junior SREs
- Passion for innovation and keeping pace with SRE/cloud-native tech trends
- Experience contributing to cross-functional design and engineering discussions
