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.
Do you have a passion for software development and testing and applying modern
engineering practices?
We are looking for a Lead Network Software Engineer to drive innovation in network automation AI integration and software development. In this role you will lead a small team developing cutting-edge network solutions and automating critical processes using modern tools and frameworks.
If you thrive in an open vibrant flexible fun-spirited collaborative environment and desire to work on high performing team this is an opportunity for you.
Responsibilities:
- Mentoring a team of engineers in software development
- Design implement and enhance automation solutions using Python
- Integrate AI capabilities into networking systems and automation workflows
- Develop and optimize RESTful APIs microservices and cloud-native applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance networking security and automation
- Strong enterprise networking skills - Cisco and network technologies such as routing switching security (configuring testing debugging)
- Strong understanding of network automation tools (either Ansible or Terraform or SaltStack or Chef or other)
- Solid experience in Python-based automation development (alternatively programming in Java or C++ or other)
- Experience with cloud-native development (Kubernetes containers CI/CD)
- Proficiency in REST APIs YAML JSON Kafka and databases
- Experience with PyTest or similar test automation frameworks
- Familiarity with Git Jira Jenkins and Agile/Lean methodologies
- Previous experience with technically leading or mentoring small teams
- Advanced certifications (Cisco DevNet Expert CCIE or similar)
- Datacenter networking experience including high availability and disaster recovery.
- Experience in networking design architecture and/or implementation
- Dev/Ops skills in IBM Cloud or other Public Clouds (AWS Azure Google)
- Experience with IBM Watsonx AI tools and AI models like Llama and Granite