IBM Hiring for Power Systems Consultant at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Full Time

Job Description

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

• As part of the Worldwide Lab Services team the Lab Service Power Systems consultants are engaged in providing specialist services on IBM Power Systems around the world
• The Lab Services Power Systems specialist is a highly skilled expert with a deep knowledge of IBM’s Power Server portfolio, AIX, Linux and IBM Systems products and services around the Power Systems eco system.
• The Lab Services consultant assume overall technical responsibility for the success of solution construction, implementation and system integration in a technology, industry or business specialty
• You deliver new and complex high-quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements
• You have deep skill and strong hands on skills in ONE or MORE of the following subject matter areas: IBM Power Servers, Redhat OpenShift, Redhat Virtualization, Redhat Clustering, Linux performance analysis & tuning, capacity planning, RHEL SOS reports analysis & troubleshooting, Cloud Solutions, SLES Linux, AIX, Virtualization, Containers, Kubernetes, PowerVM, High Availability Solutions (IBM PowerHA, Open Source HA solutions), devOps and Automation tools like Ansible
• Has deep technical skills and experience in solutions that support the key focus areas for the team.
• Provide technical expertise for the Client engagements and responsible for designing and deploying the solution.
• Collaborate with the technical consultants across other geos to create new assets
• Conduct technology Sessions / workshops on Focus Areas
• Work on PoCs for clients and other IBM Teams
• Design and implementation of infrastructure solutions on IBM Power Systems and related technologies.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Infrastructure solution architect experience. Experience in developing and documenting server implementation solution using technologies that meet customer business requirements.
• Hands-On experience in Virtualization Technologies (IBM PowerVM, KVM, RedHat Virtualization (RHV))
• Deployment and Systems Management: Installation of RHEL servers (baremetal and virtualized), RedHat Satellite
• Virtualization: Design and installation experience with RedHat Virtualization (RHV) clusters
• Clustering: RH High Availability clustering
• Performance: Linux performance analysis & tuning, capacity planning. Experience looking at RHEL SOS reports
• Linux Security: Experience with OS hardening and compliance management
• Server Administration: Linux administration, OS Backup, migration, bash scripting, data center planning
• Hands-On experience in Containers, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift technologies
• Experience working with infrastructure automation products such as Ansible
• Hands-On experience in implementing IBM Power Servers, VIOS and LPARs
• Hands-On experience in installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of AIX, Linux of Power (redhat/SLES/Ubuntu)
• Experience in Server networking (Linux, AIX)
• Good knowledge in cloud implementation (Public/Private/Hybrid)
• Desired experience in Performance analysis and troubleshooting
• Experience in implementing HA technologies (OpenSource HA, IBM PowerHA SystemMirror)
• Good Communication Skills both written and Verbal
• Overall experience of more than 10 Years in the AIX/Linux Domain
• Must be an innovative thinker who can take any business problem and quickly come up with a way to sketch out architecture block diagrams using IBM and open source technologies.
• Be able to quickly differentiate IBM solution against competitive solutions and articulate the IBM value to client teams and clients and help win the deal for IBM.
• Strong executive presence, communications, and business acumen skills to advise LOB executives

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience on IBM Power Servers / AIX / Linux Solutions
• Openshift: Experience with deployment / administration of RH OpenShift / Kubernetes on cloud or on-premise. Understands OpenShift architecture components
• Ansible: Experience with creating Ansible playbooks, at least one project where candidate has implemented automation using Ansible, installation and integration with Ansible Tower
• Open source software: Understanding of Git, experience building open source packages, DevOps principles and tools
• Industry experience in Banking /Telecom/ Manufacturing
• Certified on IBM AIX / Redhat Technologies (RedHat Certified Architect in Infrastructure)

About Business Unit IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company’s Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM’s global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients’ growth and innovation. By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply. IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

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.

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