Overview
the ip4g engineer is a crucial member of the team, specializing in the integration, optimization, and management of the ip4g environment. This role requires expertise in ibm power architecture, google cloud platform (gcp), and cloud-native technologies to deliver high-performance, scalable, and cost-effective solutions for clients. The engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional engineering and product teams to design, deploy, and support ibm power workloads on google cloud, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
responsibilities
* deploy code and configure infrastructure components in support of ip4g, leveraging deployment automation tools and infrastructure as code (iac) practices.
* participate in workshops, and presentations to discuss project requirements, progress, and future roadmap plans.
* collaborate with team members on best practices to ensure quality, stability, performance, resiliency, and maintainability of your solutions
* engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement.
* support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
* an on-call rotation with other members of the platform operations team
* maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
* scale systems sustainably through automation and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
* practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.
* contribute to public and internal documentation to amplify your impact.
* collect, analyze and report on ip4g support metrics / kpis to identify problems or areas of focus.
* contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the ip4g infrastructure.
* collaborate with engineering and observability teams to improve telemetry and log collection, add new dashboards, and create alerts.
* continuously improve our ability to identify and resolve incidents by improving the observability and tools available to our team
* ensure adherence to security policies and procedures
* other duties as assigned.
required skills/abilities/competencies
* development experience with python and/or go preferred
* excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* ethical and critical thinking.
* excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
* excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
* strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* strong supervisory and leadership skills.
* ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
* ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
* proficient with microsoft office suite or related software.
* proficiency in programming languages.
* strong background knowledge of ibm power architecture, aix/linux operating systems, virtualization technologies (e.g., powervm, powervc, openstack), storage solutions (e.g., ibm flash systems, san volume controller) or networking technologies (e.g. Evpn/vxlan, bgp, vlans, routing, firewalls)
* proficiency in google cloud platform services, including compute engine, kubernetes engine, cloud storage, networking, and iam.
education and experience
* bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
* certification in ibm power systems (e.g., ibm certified system administrator - aix, ibm certified technical sales specialist) and google cloud platform (e.g., google cloud certified - professional cloud architect) is highly preferred.
* proven experience designing, deploying, and managing ibm power workloads in cloud environments, preferably within a managed services or cloud service provider organization
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