Join our transformative journey as a Cloud Engineer, contributing to our ambitious goal of onboarding applications onto the IBM Cloud by 2024. Be an integral part of the implementation team, collaborating across Engineering, Infrastructure, and Development teams to drive successful cloud adoption.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate within the Cloud team to build and maintain Ansible playbooks and Terraform scripts for automating provisioning, configuration, and deployments.
- Focus on containerizing legacy applications, ensuring seamless transition to cloud environments.
- Assist and train other ops profiles on Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
- Manage provisioning, configuration, deployment, and disaster recovery processes.
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong critical thinker with excellent problem-solving aptitude.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Proficient in Linux platform and CLI, with expertise in at least one scripting language (Python and/or Bash preferred).
- Sound understanding of Continuous Integration (Jenkins, Travis, Concourse, etc.).
- Proficiency in Kubernetes, Ansible, and Terraform.
- Holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in IT Operations or Software Engineering.
- At least 2+ years of hands-on experience with a Cloud provider (IBM/AWS/Azure/Google).
- At least 2+ years of hands-on experience with Ansible/Docker.
- Higlhy preferred: Holds certifications in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible (RH294), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), and Developing Adv. Automation with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (DO374).
- Optional certifications include HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003) and HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate (002).
