Firmware Developer

Introduction
IBM Infrastructure is a catalyst that makes the world work better because our clients demand it. Heterogeneous environments the explosion of data digital automation and cybersecurity threats require hybrid cloud infrastructure that only IBM can provide.

Your ability to be creative a forward-thinker and to focus on innovation that matters is all support by our growth minded culture as we continue to drive career development across our teams. Collaboration is key to IBM Infrastructure success as we bring together different business units and teams that balance their priorities in a way that best serves our client’s needs.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research Software and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM where growth and innovation thrive.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Power Virtualization Development is hiring a computer engineer / software engineer / computer scientist in PowerVM Power Hypervisor (PHYP) development at IBM in Rochester MN. We create the infrastructure for IBM Power systems by developing leading edge technologies in hardware enablement virtualization security management console kernel development and networking.
• Candidates should have team-based software development experience including C++ Object Oriented embedded systems scripting languages and testing techniques.
• Candidates should be self-starters demonstrated communicators able to work in a strong collaborative manner with a group of peers be adaptable and demonstrate initiative and innovation.
• This role develops new and maintains existing firmware / software for the Power Hypervisor on the next generation of IBM Power systems.
• You will be working with a world-class global Power Hypervisor Firmware Development team. The team interfaces with hardware development groups (chips cards boards) other firmware components and operating systems teams to deliver a fully integrated solution for Power clients.
• This firmware drives systems spanning desktop servers up to world-class enterprise servers.
• We develop leading edge technologies in hardware enablement and virtualization.
• As a firmware developer your role will be in agile firmware design development test and customer support.
• This work encompasses several key firmware deliverables which form the abstraction layer between multiple operating systems on a server and the hardware on which it runs – including the next generation of POWER Systems.
• Work with your team leader and team members to develop hypervisor firmware on IBM Power Systems
• Participate in design implementation integration and verification of virtualization functions
• Execute unit test plans and functional tests to verify high quality code deliverables
• Perform code reviews with other members of the team
• Provide code support debug activities and fix deliveries supporting both internal and external customers.

  Work locations: Austin TX & Rochester MN

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in software development
• Demonstrated experience in C/C++ programming
• Demonstrated experience in object-oriented programming
• Exposure to low-level programming
• Demonstrated communication skills both written and verbal.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Firmware experience
• Virtualization knowledge
• Jenkins/Dev-Ops automation
• PCI knowledge
• BMC knowledge