IBM Hiring for Systems Administrator Job at Bangalore Full Time

Introduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Your Role and Responsibilities
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The Network Engineering department within IBM Cloud’s IaaS Network Engineering team provides incident and problem management, internal and external customer-driven changes, next generation network evolution guidance, network testing, new network solutions use case validation, break-fix troubleshooting, and maintenance services for all aspects of data networking including but not limited to responsible for ongoing support of our global network infrastructure including routers, switches, data center network, transit and transport links which connect data centers sites to other networks and to other data center sites.
The Systems Administrator position builds and supports various Linux systems, used by Network Engineering to support network infrastructure. The systems run tools for monitoring, logging, network metrics polling, automation, and some network control plane functions.
Systems Administrator role includes the following responsibilities:

• Receive and manage escalations from other teams as well as various monitoring tools involving service-affecting issues.
• Troubleshoot, isolate and correct service-affecting issues on the systems.
• Plan, schedule, and implement maintenance activities which include software upgrades, hardware replacement and infrastructure changes.
• Deploy new systems manually, using deployment automation.
• Create and improve the automation of systems deployment and management.
• Performance analysis and optimization.
• Maintain systems compliance based on various policies and controls.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Maintains high quality customer service to internal and external groups when needed.
• On call rotation might also be required

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Ability to deploy Linux systems from bare metal, and work within CHEF/Ansible/Salt frameworks.
• Scripting and automation abilities, to handle legacy tools and repos.
• Hardware understanding, to direct deployment of devices via remote hands.
• Security and compliance understanding towards systems and software patching.
• Ability to initiate and effectively utilize “remote hands” assistance within data center for items such as fault isolation, installation/test and troubleshooting physical equipment as well as replacing faulty components.
• On call rotation could also be required.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• 6+ years of experience as a systems administrator, in a service provider environment.
• Demonstrated history of organization and time management skills
• Demonstrated history of verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work remotely with little or no direct supervision
• Exhibit a strong understanding of customer service
• Must be self-motivated and disciplined
• Ability to recognize and prioritize critical tasks independently

Digitization is accelerating the ongoing evolution of business, and clouds – public, private, and hybrid – enable companies to extend their existing infrastructure and integrate across systems. IBM Cloud provides the security, control, and visibility that our clients have come to expect. We are working to provide the right tools and environment to combine all of our client’s data, no matter where it resides, to respond to changing market dynamics.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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?

This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

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.

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