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IBM

Kubernetes Developer

IBM
Ireland · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Introduction

Watsonx Orchestrate is an AI-powered automation tool designed to streamline and simplify repetitive business tasks, empowering professionals to focus on high-value work.

Leveraging large language models (LLMs) and AI-driven workflows helps teams enhance productivity, reduce manual effort, and accelerate decision-making.

We believe in open architectures and standards and run our cutting-edge AI on every cloud. We live and breathe Linux, Kubernetes, and RedHat OpenShift.

We strive to create the most portable, scalable, and performant AI infrastructure. If you share our passion and have experience with managing Linux systems in IBM Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure, please get in touch with us!

Your Role And Responsibilities

We seek a Kubernetes Developer with a strong interest in OpenShift, Kubernetes Operators, Ansible, Helm, and Go to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have professional experience with Kubernetes and OpenShift and a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, deploy, and manage Kubernetes Operators using the Operator Framework and Operator SDK.
  • Implement Ansible-based operators for managing resources and controllers on OpenShift clusters.
  • Define control loops (Observe → Analyze → Act) for operators to codify the behavior of Kubernetes resources.
  • Translate human operational knowledge into software to manage applications, including installation, upgrades, scaling, backups, restores, and self-health monitoring.
  • Contribute to the development of custom resources and custom resource definitions (CRDs) to extend the Kubernetes API.
  • Provide Level 3 support by troubleshooting complex issues and resolving them promptly.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

  • Intermediate professional experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes resources (Pod, ConfigMap, secret, service, route, PersistentVolumeClaim) and controllers (Deployment, ReplicaSet, StatefulSet, DaemonSet).
  • Working knowledge of Git repositories and version control.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Go programming language for developing operators.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

  • Experience with Ansible-based operators on OpenShift clusters.
  • Familiarity with Helm for packaging and deploying applications on Kubernetes.
  • Contributions to open-source projects related to Kubernetes Operators.

Key Skills

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Posted
Apr 19, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Mulhuddart
Company
IBM

Industries

IT Services IT Consulting

Categories

Engineering Information Technology

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