Ethernet Networks for Flash Grid

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.

Your Role and Responsibilities
In the role of Storage Developer, you would be responsible for designing and development of features for IBM Storage family of storage products, IBM Software Defined Storage portfolio & IBM cloud storage services.

You will be owning and driving product functionality as SME and represent it in global product team.

You will work with the senior technical leaders and manager in effectively managing the deliverables through technical skills and prior experience.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 6+ years of relevant experience of Storage Development.
• Strong technical skills in storage system architecture.
• Proven Storage domain knowledge with hands-on experience on storage software stack implementation and features like High availability, storage multi-pathing solutions.
• Good understanding of storage protocols such as Fibre Channel, FCoE, SCSI, iSCSI, LLDP, SAN, Multipath IO etc.
• Experience in Algorithms, Data Structures/File Structures
• Strong skills in Unix/Linux internals - Hands-on in multi-threading, synchronization, interrupt handling & file systems, Kernel programming etc.
• Strong C, Python, Linux Systems Programmer, Good to have JAVA Skills
• Understanding of security concepts like encryption, key management, authentications, certificate signing processes, data integrity etc
• Good problem-solving skills for complex issues with interdependencies across multiple modules
• Ability to crisply communicate with stake holders (clients and level 3 support teams) for resolving field issues.
• Proven Debugging, troubleshooting in IO Virtualization environment and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge and hand-on usage of code and defect management tools.
• Good written/verbal communication skills to report program status crisply and accurately.
• Experience working with Global teams.
• Familiarity with Host OS virtualization (VMware, MS Hyper-V)
• Ability to go through protocol specifications.
• 2 - 7 years of experience in Linux Kernel and User space Programming, Debugging,
  development and build tools in a Linux development environment.
  Required Skills -
  • Programming & Debugging -
  oC/C++, java (optional)
  • Scripting -
  o Python, Shell
  • Debugging -
  oTcpdump, Packet tracing/Analysis
  • Networking - Ethernet (TCP/IP) / Fibre Channel
  oProtocols - NVMe, iSCSI, FC
  • OS : Linux
  Additional desired skills -
  • OS - VMWare ESX (VASA, vVols)
  • Testing/Debugging tools - Wireshark, SanBlaze packet analyzer.
  • Scripting - Perl.
  • Adapters - ethernet / FC
  • Storage - Block, NAS

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience working with Ethernet, Fibre-Channel adapters
• Experience / Knowledge of block storage replication/concepts