Backend Developer

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The Db2 Ecosystem team is seeking for a DevOps developers to join our Deployment team in our Kochi software lab. This is your opportunity to dive into the world of coding and automation. You’ll be part of a DevOps team working on leading technology that is solving some of the world’s most complex problems in Data and AI and supporting the whole Db2 development organization. You will be tasked to enhance maintain test deploy and support Db2 Data and AI deployment code to deploy the same in a variety of architecture and operating systems. There will be opportunities to work closely with Architects Data Experts Database Engine Experts and high-performance development team to diagnose and plan the delivery of new features. You will nurture innovation and celebrate out-of-the box thinking. You will facilitate collaboration as well as self-organization within the team. You’ll be involved in writing and maintaining automated systems in support of key functions such as pipelines for testing and deployment installation of Db2 products and providing services to our internal and external customers. You will manage entire life cycles of the product feature from concept through release to production and its support.Your responsibilities will include:

• Work with Senior technical leaders to design and plan new features.
• Enhance current existing features
• Lead small feature/enhancement
• Support Db2 current customers by investigating on the field issues and providing fixes.
• Investigate and fix internally found software bugs (Test or Code or Deploy).
• Mentor junior members technically and professionally
• Work with the broader Db2 development team to ensure product stability. (Code reviews Collaborative investigations etc.)
• Define and write quality check test cases to increase code coverage and ensure overall product quality.
• Programming Languages and Tools:
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins for CI/CD Pipeline
  • Docker
  • Ansible / Go
  • Bash/shell scripting
  • Python
  • Java
  • GitHub and Zen-Hub for project management (Agile).
  • Linux Windows.
• Primary – Shell scripting Kubernetes Jenkins Ansible Linux / Must have – Shell scripting Kubernetes Jenkins Ansible Github / Good to have – Java Python

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5+ year of professional experience in DevOps with Kubernetes Jenkins and Ansible/Go.
• 3+ year of professional experience in developing enterprise level software.
• Experience in automated deployment of enterprise in Linux Unix and Windows operating systems.
• Good understanding of Operating System Concepts (serialization concurrency multi-threading).
• Good understanding of Algorithms and Data Structures.
• Good understanding of Database concepts.
• Debugging and problem analysis skills.
• Passion for technology.
• Ability to learn quickly
• Self-reliant and collaborative
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or mathematics. Master’s Degree is preferred.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• None