Entry Level Cloud Developer - Chicago, IL - 2027

IBM; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Cloud software roles in Chicago focus on building scalable cloud solutions. You will design, code, test, and deploy infrastructure and applications across public, private and hybrid cloud environments.

As a student with a strong engineering background, you will gain hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling while collaborating with global teams to deliver enterprise-grade cloud services.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering or related field.
• Prior project or internship experience in development, hardware or testing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for technology and engineering.
• Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome focused.

Responsibilities

• Implement and automate infrastructure solutions that support IBM Cloud products and infrastructure.
• Build & Set up test automation and pipeline frameworks in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes environments.
• Administer automated CI/CD systems and tools for development and test teams.
• Support the compliance and security integrity of the environment.
• Partner with other teams, managers and program managers to develop alerting and monitoring for mission-critical services.
• Support development of new and enhance existing capabilities for compute infrastructure services.
• Provide technical escalation support for other Infrastructure Operations teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Growth mindset

Team oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in progress

Pursuing Master’s optional

Tools

Ubuntu

RHEL

Windows Servers

Kubernetes

Docker

Java

Python

Shell scripting

Ansible

Chef

GitHub

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

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.

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

IBM Cloud platform is a one-stop shop which provides all the cloud solutions cloud tools the industries need. IBM Cloud portfolio includes infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) offered through public, private and hybrid cloud delivery models, in addition to the components that make up those clouds. IBM Cloud ensures seamless integration into public and private cloud environments. The infrastructure is secure, scalable, and flexible, providing customized enterprise solutions that have made IBM Cloud the Hybrid Cloud Market leader with our market leading IAAS and PAAS Platforms. The IBM Cloud platform is the public cloud offering from IBM providing services to global enterprises. IBM Cloud is the Cloud for Smarter Business, built on Open Technology with Developer Tools and supports solutions by Industry. We run the services and workloads from Watson, Blockchain, Services, Security, and IoT. Ready to help drive IBM's success in the Cloud market? This is your chance to research and learn new Cloud related technology products and services, as well as to design and implement quick Cloud based prototypes while advancing your career in leading edge technology. 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.

• Implement and automate infrastructure solutions that support IBM Cloud products and infrastructure
• Build & Set up test automation and pipeline frameworks in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes environments
• Administer automated CI/CD systems and tools for development and test teams
• Support the compliance and security integrity of the environment
• Partner with other teams, managers and program managers to develop alerting and monitoring for mission-critical services
• Support development of new and enhance existing capabilities for our compute infrastructure services
• Provide technical escalation support for other Infrastructure Operations teams

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related majors.
• Prior (project or internship) experience in development, computer hardware or testing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for technology and engineering.
• Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome focused.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Proficiency in one or more of the following technology areas:

• Working knowledge with one or more operating systems: Ubuntu (Preferred), RHEL, CentOS Linux, and Windows Servers
• Working knowledge with one or more Virtualization technologies: Citrix Hypervisor (Preferred), VMware vSphere, Ubuntu KVM, etc.
• Working knowledge with one or more programming tools: Java, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ruby and Go.
• Working knowledge with one or more key infrastructure tools/products: Active Directory, Ansible, Chef, etc.
• Working knowledge with Container technologies: Kubernetes (preferred), Docker, etc.
• Working knowledge with Monitoring technologies: Zabbix (preferred), Splunk, etc.
• Working knowledge with Network and Storage technologies
• Working knowledge with ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence, and GitHub