Job Specifications
Introduction
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.
The Platform and Reliability Engineering (PRE) team at Apptio is responsible for enhancing and maintaining our IDP and driving the adoption of platform best practices across our engineering teams. We are a distributed team working across three locations including the United States, Poland, and Australia.
In this role, you will be part of the team building and supports the Internal Developer Platform (IDP) where all Apptio applications are deployed. In a typical day you will interact with GitHub, Linux, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Docker, Confluence, Jira, Slack, and AWS.
Your Role And Responsibilities
Develop self-service features and services specifically designed to improve developer velocity
Manage deployments of Apptio services via ArgoCD
Streamline the CI process via GitHub actions and create reusable templates for our developer's consumption
Improve observability of the services within your purview by reviewing KPI dashboards and alerting
Use runbooks to troubleshoot and triage production issues
Detect issues and handle Tier 1-2 troubleshooting
Participate in online “swarm” collaboration sessions
Collaborate with Apptio product developers
Participate in on-call rotation
Perform maintenance of the platform (patching, resets, upgrades, etc.)
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
1-2 years’ experience in a Platform Development, DevOps, SRE or adjacent role
Foundational understanding of at least one programming or scripting language (Preferably Golang)
Experience with distributed application deployment and management
Experience with container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
Experience with Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) concepts
Experience with cloud provider services such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
Familiarity with RESTful systems and their APIs
Desire working with a remote team
Fluent English language skills
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
Experience with an Internal Developer Platform
Experience with CNCF products such as Cilium, Karpenter and a good knowledge of the CNCF landscape
Experience with the Hashicorp product suite (Vault, Terraform, Consul etc)
About the Company
At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you're searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you.
We're here to help every creator turn their "what if" into what is. Let's create something that will change everything.
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