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IBM is a global technology and innovation company. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with presence in 170 countries. The diversity and breadth of the entire IBM portfolio of research, consulting, solutions, services, systems and software, uniquely distinguishes IBM from other companies in the industry. Over the past 100 years, a lot has changed at IBM, in this new era of Cognitive Business, IBM is helping to reshape industries as diverse as healthcare, retail, banking, travel, manufacturing, and many more, by bringing together our expertise in Cloud, Analytics, Security, Mobile, and the Internet of Things.  We like to say, "be essential." We are changing how we create. How we collaborate. How we analyze. How we engage. IBM is a leader in this global transformation. Join the next generation of innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing the very way the world works. We want the brightest minds doing work that inspires, in an environment where growth is encouraged. IBMers get to discover their potential, so they’re inspired to create breakthroughs that help our clients succeed. We’re building diverse teams with people who want their ideas to matter. Join us — you’ll be proud to call yourself an IBMer.

Your role and responsibilities

AIX is the leading open standards-based UNIX operating system from IBM that provides scalable, secure, and robust infrastructure solution for enterprise customers. As a Storage virtualization developer, you will be responsible for

 

·       Design, development & support of new feature functions, enabling new adapters from various vendors for AIX Operating System.

·       Work with Product Managers, Senior leaders, and customers to understand the Business needs and implement the same in AIX.

Adhere to the AIX development process and ensure successful delivery for the respective componentAIX is the leading open standards-based UNIX operating system from 
IBM that provides scalable, secure, and robust infrastructure solution for
enterprise customers. As a Storage Device Driver Developer, you will 
be responsible for
?Design, development & support of new feature functions, enabling 
new adapters from various vendors for AIX Operating System.
?Work with Product Managers, Senior leaders, and customers to 
understand the Business needs and implement the same in AIX.
?Adhere to the AIX development process and ensure successful 
delivery for the respective component.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

·    5 to 10 years of experience in platform software development preferably in Storage technologies and IO virtualization area.

·    Strong proficiency in C programming 

·    Experience in Algorithms, Data Structures/File Structures 

·    Strong skills in Unix/Linux internals – Hands-on in multi-threading, synchronization, interrupt handling, kernel memory management, DMA, IOMMU & Kernel programming etc

·    Hands-on and working/implementation experience in Storage technologies –

o   Design and development of UNIX/Linux Operating System Device Drivers for Storage adapters.

o   Development experience on Storage Protocols such as Fibre Channel, FCoE, NVMeoF/FC, NVMeoF/TCP, SAS, SATA, ATA, SCSI, iSCSI, LLDP, USB, Multipath IO etc 

o   Experience with IO-Storage virtualization stack, NPIV (N-Port ID Virtualization) and channelization/multiple-queues etc

o   Hands-on experience in using Kernel debugger, dbx, gdb, etc. 

 

o   Familiarity with Storage/SAN, hypervisor & virtual IO concepts.

·    Proven Debugging, troubleshooting device drivers and Problem-Solving skills 

·    Proven Interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

·    Work closely with cross-functional teams across multiple locations (worldwide).

Preferred technical and professional experience

Prior Operating System development experience in UNIX (HP UX, Solaris, AIX) or Linux Operating systems

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio  designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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?

ABOUT IBM

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.

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


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