Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Go/Kubernetes)

IBM Computing; North Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software is transforming client challenges into AI-powered, cloud-native solutions across diverse industries. We design and deliver scalable infrastructure and data platforms that power Confluent Cloud and other critical services globally.

The role focuses on building robust, secure systems, collaborating with distributed teams, and owning operational excellence through automation and observability. A strong background in Go/Java/Python and Kubernetes is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Go, Java, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Automation and reliability practices—GitOps, Terraform, CI/CD, observability.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve internal infrastructure services written in Go, often as Kubernetes operators.
• Own systems that make cloud infrastructure secure, scalable, observable, and reliable.
• Collaborate with Confluent engineers to enable fast, safe deployment of services via platform tooling.
• Take shared responsibility for full lifecycle of infrastructure: availability, performance, monitoring, incident response, capacity planning.
• Work on systems at scale across many instances and regions; influence architecture and operations.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Linux

Networking

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitOps

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

IBM Software is transforming client challenges into AI-powered, cloud-native solutions across diverse industries. We design and deliver scalable infrastructure and data platforms that power Confluent Cloud and other critical services globally.

The role focuses on building robust, secure systems, collaborating with distributed teams, and owning operational excellence through automation and observability. A strong background in Go/Java/Python and Kubernetes is essential.