Network Cloud Architect
Introduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today - planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.
Your Role and Responsibilities
The Network Engineering department within IBM Cloud's IaaS Network Engineering team provides incident and problem management, internal and external customer-driven changes, next generation network evolution guidance, network testing, new network solutions usecase validation, break-fix troubleshooting, and maintenance services for all aspects of data networking including but not limited to responsible for ongoing support of our global network infrastructure including routers, switches, datacenter network, transit and transport links which connect data centers sites to other networks and to other datacenter sites. The Network Engineer position is an individual who is an accomplished engineer with experience in network engineering and network operations.
The Network Engineer role includes the following responsibilities:
- Create solutions built from a set of complex requirements from stakeholders and work closely with the development teams.
- Develop architectures that support the mandatory security, serviceability and monitoring required for IaaS solutions.
- Deliver end to end designs whose scope covers the hardwared, control plane, API , monitoring, serviceability, security and audit controls.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- 15+ years of Software Development experience
- 10+ years of cloud networking or cloud-based networking solution design experience
- Solid understanding of switching and routing fundamentals
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Solid understanding of network virtualization concepts.
- Exposure to EVPN-VxLAN is preferrable.
- Solid understanding of Cloud computing services (IaaS & PaaS)
- Tackle challenges with a solution-oriented, systems thinking approach
- Ability to drive progress indenpendently as well as as solve problems collaboratively.