Your role and responsibilities

As an Automation focused intern for Site Reliability Engineer, you will perform the following tasks:

- Develop, Test, Deploy and Maintain Automation code for various procedures/runbooks defined for several PowerVS Data Center Build, Operations and Support related tasks.

- Develop, Test, Deploy and Maintain Automation code for various Data Collection, Logs processing, infrastructure monitoring, backup and restore of critical logs/configuration data in PowerVS Data Centers

- Develop automation to reduce manual toil (automated, repetitive tasks) using shell scripts (bash, etc), Python, Ansible, and related tools and languages.

- Develop, Test, Deploy and Maintain Automation code to perform code stack updates on infrastructure systems (VIOS, firmware, PowerVC, HMC, Novalink, NIM servers) as well as cloud supporting systems (jump servers, sobox, network nodes, gateways, TSM servers).

- Develop, Test, Deploy and Maintain Automation code to upload, and maintain stock images offered in PowerVS environments.

- Develop, Test, Deploy and Maintain Automation code to remotely administer AIX and Linux servers, maintain User IDs (Add/delete) and passwords.

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Required education

Bachelor's Degree

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Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

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Required technical and professional expertise

Significant scripting/coding experience for automating various aspects of IBM Power systems administration.

- Automation using Python, shell scripting (bash, etc), Ansible, and related tools and languages.

- Experience with AIX and/or Linux administration, commands, and networking.

- Experience with Redhat OpenShift, Kubernetes

- Experience with DevOps, CI CD, Terraform

- Good communication: ability to communicate effectively.

- An automation mindset, wherever possible you should look to use scripting and automation.

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Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience with configuring and tuning IBM AIX, VIOS, PowerVC

- IBM Cloud CLI, APIs, Terraform

- Knowledge of IBM Power Systems, IBM Storage Systems, Cisco ACI, Juniper vSRX

- Understanding of system monitoring (Nagios, ELK stack)

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About the company

IBM

Company overview

IBM is a global technology company that sells software, consulting services, and infrastructure products to large organisations. IBM’s current focus areas include hybrid cloud, AI, cybersecurity, automation, and enterprise IT modernisation. IBM also operates a large consulting arm that delivers transformation programmes for clients across industries. IBM works with customers worldwide, from governments and banks to retailers and manufacturers.

Locations and presence

IBM operates globally with offices and client sites across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions, with headquarters in Armonk, New York. Working patterns vary by role and business unit, and public reporting shows IBM has required in-office or client-site presence (often at least three days a week) for some groups such as US managers and parts of the sales organisation.

Palpable Score

72.1

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IBM is a strong early-career option for people who want multiple entry doors, because IBM runs internships, apprenticeships, and named entry-level programmes alongside “entry level” job hiring. IBM is also more transparent than many large tech employers about the steps in the hiring process and how assessments work, including accommodations and asking for feedback. The main constraints are uneven pay transparency by country and role, plus limited public outcome data (conversion rates, promotion timelines) for early-career cohorts.

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