OpenShift Engineer

About the Role

Join a global development community at IBM's Waterford office, focusing on advancing OpenShift Virtualization for IBM Z systems. This role involves working on device drivers, storage, networking, and container orchestration, complemented by testing and CI/CD devops practices. Candidates passionate about Linux-based operating systems, open source, and in-depth programming will find this team highly engaging.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate in designing and specifying new software features.
• Implement and develop high-quality code following design specifications.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve bugs and performance issues.
• Perform performance analysis to optimize software efficiency.
• Contribute code to upstream open source communities and maintain client satisfaction by solving their problems.
• Work onsite in Waterford, Ireland, for three days each week.

Education and Qualifications

Applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree.

Technical and Professional Skills

• Strong enthusiasm for container-related software development on Linux platforms using Go and Bash scripting.
• Interest in participating actively in open source communities, particularly kubevirt and Kubernetes.
• Good understanding of operating system interfaces including network cards and storage systems.
• Familiarity with performance metrics collection and analysis.
• Experience with source code management tools such as Git, scripting, programming in Bash and Go, and test automation utilizing Jenkins.

Preferred Experience

• Prior contributions to open source projects.
• Expertise in Linux container technologies such as Kubernetes or KubeVirt.
• Knowledge of Linux operating on IBM Z architecture.
• Strong skills in Go programming and automation testing using Jenkins.
• Comprehensive understanding of OS interfaces and performance monitoring.