IBM Cloud DB & Infra DevOps Engineer

Job description

IBM Cloud provides a suite of options for clients requiring a cloud database service. Including "IBM Cloud Databases", IBM Cloudant and SQL Query.

IBM Cloudant NoSQL DB provides a globally distributed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) for loading, storing, analyzing, and distributing operational application data for developers of large and/or fast- growing applications. Delivered as a managed cloud service, Cloudant technology offers high availability, elastic scalability, and innovative mobile device synchronization.

IBM Cloud Databases provides managed Open Source databases within the IBM Cloud. Including Redis, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Mongo, Cassandra (coming soon), and etcd designed to enable clients flexibility to utilize the database most appropriate for their specific use case, as and when it's needed.

A successful applicant will become part of a global team dedicated to providing exceptional development and support for the live Managed Services offered within the IBM Cloud service. Candidates for this team will specifically be responsible for maintaining the quality and availability of an individual Public Region utilized by one of IBM's biggest customers. This will include maintenance of the service infrastructure (Kubernetes, Chef, Python, PagerDuty) alongside creative development project contributions that deploy to live service environments.

Key Responsibilities:
Hold the front line pager on rotation
Be accountable for working operational tasks through to completion
Create/Develop operational tooling
Develop/contribute code to the service and Open Source projects (E.g. Apache CouchDB)
Triage operational issues to appropriate experts/teams where necessary
Collaborate directly with the various Cloudant engineering and customer facing teams to help resolve issues
Identify operational needs and feed into the product development process

Cloud1H2020

Auto req ID

295720BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Software Developer
State / Province

DUBLIN
Primary job category

Software Development & Support
Company

(0483) IBM Ireland Product Distribution Limited
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

CLOUD
Preferred Education

Master's Degree
City / Township / Village

MULHUDDART
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Key Attributes of members on this team:
Problem solving ability
Work well with a distributed technical team
Proven written and verbal communication skills
Desire to take on responsibility and be accountable
Ability to learn new technologies and languages

Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Knowledge of Linux systems - Acquired
Experience in any of: JavaScript, Python, Golang, Ruby, Erlang, Java - Acquired
Readiness to travel 10% travel annually
English: Fluent
Country/Region

Ireland
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

BS or equivalent in computer science or electrical engineering or relevant experience
Secondary Job Category

Other Software Development & Support
Eligibility Requirements

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Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
Introduction

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About Business Unit

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