DevOps Engineer for CIO Developer Tooling

About the position

As a DevOps Engineer within the CIO Developer Tooling team, you will be at the forefront of operating and maintaining some of the world's largest instances of industry-standard developer platforms, including Jira, GitHub Enterprise, and SonarQube. Your primary responsibilities will encompass ensuring the seamless functioning and optimal performance of these platforms, addressing any technical issues that arise, and collaborating with engineering teams to understand their tooling needs and provide appropriate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain some of the world's largest instances of industry-standard developer platforms, including Jira, GitHub Enterprise, and SonarQube.
• Ensure the smooth functioning and optimal performance of these platforms, addressing any technical issues that arise.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand their tooling needs and provide appropriate solutions.
• Implement and manage Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Maven, Ant, Gradle, Chef, Puppet, Docker, and UrbanCode.
• Automate, measure, and optimize system performance and processes.
• Design and implement tools for automated deployment and monitoring of multiple environments.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and best practices in DevOps and related technologies.
• Work closely with the CIO Developer Tooling team to maintain focus and investment in tools critical to IBM's success.
• Ensure security and compliance of the platforms, including patching, vulnerability detection, and threat mitigation.
• Provide on-call IT support and monitor technical operations.
• Collaborate with other teams to introduce best automation practices and tools.
• Contribute to the development of a more collaborative environment, fostering a culture where Developers and Operations think together about feature behavior during production.
• Embrace an Agile culture and employ relevant fit-for-purpose methodologies and tools such as Trello, GitHub, Jira, Excel, and MS Project.
• Maintain good communication skills and the ability to lead global teams remotely.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Writing software and tests using NodeJS, Python, or Golang
• Experience with modern DevOps tools and practices (git/GitHub, code review, continuous integration / continuous delivery)
• Experience with Agile practices (short, time-boxed iterations, regular retrospectives, continuous improvement)
• Experience using & building containers and containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift
• Linux administration skills, preferably in RHEL
• Experience working with infrastructure as code like Ansible

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with distributed application concepts and highly scalable platforms is a plus
• Familiarity with methodologies for improving quality standards and automation is a plus

Benefits

• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Encouragement to be courageous and experiment
• Supportive environment for personal and professional growth
• Collaboration with diverse perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes