Cloud & AI Engineer
IBM · Posted Oct 19
Hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, quantum computing, and IT consulting services
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About the role
IBM Infrastructure & Technology designs and operates high-resiliency mainframes, hybrid cloud platforms, networking, automation, and site reliability systems. The team focuses on performance, security, scalability, and resilient cloud-native platforms for clients and industries. This role will design, develop, and lead scalable cloud-native applications and platform services, architect backend services, and drive technical design across product teams using Kubernetes/OpenShift and cloud platforms.
What you will do
- Design, develop, and lead the implementation of scalable cloud-native applications and platform services.
- Architect and build backend services using Go, Python, Java, or similar enterprise technologies.
- Lead technical design discussions and drive architecture decisions across multiple product teams.
- Develop and maintain solutions on Kubernetes/OpenShift and other cloud platforms.
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, security controls, and operational excellence.
- Drive automation initiatives across CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and observability.
- Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical leadership across the development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with product, architecture, and operations teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on backend and cloud-native development.
- Extensive hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using Go, Python, or Java.
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes/OpenShift, container technologies (Docker/Podman), and microservices architectures.
- Expertise in Linux administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, networking, security, and operational management of large-scale production environments.
- Deep understanding of system design, distributed systems, scalability, reliability, and performance engineering.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or IBM Cloud.
- Strong DevOps skills including Git, GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, Ansible, and Shell scripting.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and modern automation practices.
- Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, and production support experience.
- Experience leading technical initiatives and influencing architecture across large engineering organizations.
- Strong knowledge of container networking (CNI), and container-native storage technologies.
- Experience building highly available, mission-critical cloud platforms and services.
- Knowledge of Generative AI, AI/ML frameworks, and integration of AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
- Experience with observability tools, monitoring, logging, and performance analysis.
- Familiarity with virtualization technologies and hybrid cloud environments.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to mentor senior engineers, drive innovation, and adopt emerging technologies to solve business challenges.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a global technology and consulting company that provides hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, and enterprise infrastructure solutions. Operating in over 175 countries, IBM helps businesses across industries modernize operations, secure data, and drive digital transformation through platforms like watsonx and Red Hat OpenShift. Founded over a century ago, the company remains a pioneer in high-performance computing, enterprise automation, and quantum technology.
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Company size
- 260,000+ employees
- Founded
- June 16, 1911
- Location
- Armonk, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $3.5B raised
- ·Post Ipo Debt$150M
Leadership
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer
Senior Vice President, IBM Consulting
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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