Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• You are highly motivated and have a passion for creating and supporting great products
• You thrive on collaboration, working side by side with people of all backgrounds and disciplines, and you have very strong verbal and written communication skills
• You are great at solving problems, debugging, troubleshooting, designing and implementing solutions to complex technical issues
• You have practical experience in upgrading large scale products to RHEL8
• You have the ability to learn new skills quickly and use the skills efficiently
• You are eager to make an impact and support projects that affect IBM across our global enterprise

• Are highly experienced in RHEL development
• Possess a deep understanding of:
  • RedHat
  • RPMs
  • Systemd
  • Iptables
  • Networking
  • Operating systems
  • Python
  • Kernels and kmods
  • Shell/bash scripting
  • Bootloader/grub
• Have experience upgrading operating systems
• Understand user and system requirements
• Have an understanding of, or experience with, Agile development methodology

• You’ll work in a dynamic, collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code, and test innovative applications, and support those applications for our highly valued customers
• You’ll employ IBM’s Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability
• Design and code servers, services, applications, and databases that are reusable, scalable and meet critical architecture goals
• Create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that are clean, well-documented, and easy to use
• Work closely with our QA team to test fixes, changes and new features within the product. - Investigate, debug, find the root cause for bugs that are recorded against QRadar.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 3+ years in the following technology areas: RedHat, RPMs, systemd, iptables, networking, operating systems, kernels/kmods, python, shell/bash scripting, bootloader/grub
• Experience with object oriented programming/methodologies
• Basic understanding of openssl and certificates
• Experience delivering solutions using an Agile / Scrum methodology
• Familiarity with cloud environments such as IBM Cloud & Hybrid Cloud
• Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Understanding of user and system requirements
• Familiarity with Jira
• Ability to write code that is well documented as well as structured into meaningful components and modules
• Ability to work with others locally, remotely, and geographically dispersed

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience with object oriented programming/methodologies
• Familiarity with cloud environments such as IBM Cloud & Hybrid Cloud
• Familiarity with Jira
• Basic understanding of openssl and certificates

IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.