Elastic search Developer

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.

The IBM Cloud Databases (ICD) team is responsible for developing and operating the Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings that provide Database as a Services (DBaaS) in IBM Cloud.

Your Role and Responsibilities
ICD is seeking an expert in Elasticsearch. The developer will develop configuration scripts and other tooling to bootstrap and allow Elasticsearch to run in our highly available Kubernetes & Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) based Cloud Environment. The developer will participate in the design of the service writing tools and automation building containers developing tests implementing monitoring and runbooks and handling complex customer escalations. The developer must have a deep understanding of the Elasticsearch server software HA configurations and general operations in a production environment.

Candidates should have a strong desire to work within a CICD environment and have a passion for embracing new cloud technologies. You need to be collaborative able to handle responsibility and love learning new techniques and tools. There is a requirement to be expert in Python and other cloud technologies such as Kubernetes.

We are a “You build it You run it” culture. As a developer you will join our follow-the-sun rotation
where you will be the primary responder for automated system alerts. You will follow runbooks to resolve such issues and use your troubleshooting and analytical skills to diagnose or troubleshoot platform or Data Service issues.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 8+ years’ experience in Python
• Experience in debugging troubleshooting and resolving database hosting issues (e.g replication clustering) in production
• Experience in application and performance design using databases and troubleshooting of application-side database issues
• Experience with Kubernetes and CICD environment

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• 8+ years with the build installation and runtime of Elasticsearch
• 8+ years with operating Elasticsearch in production environment
• The use of Kubernetes in a production environment
• Operating a database service in a large scale environment
• Knowledge of SQL best practices including schema and index designs