Introduction
As an Application Developer, you will lead IBM into the future by translating system requirements into the design and development of customized systems in an agile environment. The success of IBM is in your hands as you transform vital business needs into code and drive innovation. Your work will power IBM and its clients globally, collaborating and integrating code into enterprise systems. You will have access to the latest education, tools and technology, and a limitless career path with the world's technology leader. Come to IBM and make a global impact!

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Technical Specialists in this Job Role have expertise in translating IT requirements in the design, development, and assembly of components to create custom information systems. Typical examples of the deliverables are functional and technical designs, models, components, code, unit tests, and documentation. Influences Functional Strategy.
• Hands-on coding and mentor junior developers, working to increase the knowledge and performance of the collective team.
• Should interact with senior architects across several locations to ensure that the overall strategy is communicated and understood.
• Environment:
• Professional knowledge of function, business unit or country operations. Understand organizational resources, priorities, needs and policies.
• Communication/Negotiation:
• Guide other professionals. Adapt communications and approaches to conclude negotiations with various partners, resulting in common agreements.
• Problem Solving:
• Analyze complex/new situations, anticipate potential problems and future trends, assess opportunities, impacts, and risks. Develop and implement solutions.
• Contribution/Leadership:
• Leads multi-functional teams, or conducts special projects, or manages department(s) (national or international). Has vision of functional or unit mission. Influences people and organizations, including executive management, when issues are complex/difficult and require considerable diplomacy. Considerable latitude in responsibilities to define and decide on tools, processes, priorities and resources following general business unit directives. Recognized as an expert in their field. Often no precedent exists.
• Impact on Business/Scope:
• Accountable for projects or programs involving multi- functional, country-wide or regional teams. Responsible for overall functional program success. Activities are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, and impact functional, business unit, or country costs or expenses.

• 10+ years of Software development experience.
• Experience as a Technical Leader or Software Architect.
• Experience drafting Architecture and Design documents.
• Good hands on experience with software development using Golang.
• Good hands on experience with development in a Kubernetes environment.
• Should have hands on experience working with REST APIs and gRPC.
• Should be familiar with Docker and containerization concepts.
• Comfortable working with GIT and JIRA.
• Should have a good understanding of CI/CD workflows."

• Cloud network concepts including software defined networking, virtual private cloud (VPC), network services such as load balancer, firewall, gateway as it fits in cloud network infrastructure
• Good knowledge of Public cloud and Hybrid cloud concepts.
• Linux Virtualization technologies relating to network virtualization "