Introduction
Data is the new currency. In an ever increasingly connected world where the amount of data generated every day is exploding, in the wrong hands, this data can be used for malicious intent. As more systems are being built on the cloud, businesses are struggling to protect and monitor their data environment. The IBM Security development team works on leading edge products and solutions to help organizations analyze their data environment to make sound decisions to ensure regulatory compliance and improve their data security. The research and development in this area is critical to IBM and represents a huge opportunity for growth in terms of revenue uplift and technology advancement. Our developers participate in all aspects of software development, from inception and design through code implementation and delivery, contribute to and learn about all technologies utilized by the product across the different tiers and work closely with senior technical team members on high-level architecture and designs. As a Security Software Developer, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for developing new features for our new data security offering using the wide array of tools and technologies. You will work on a self-managing Agile team that cultivates creativity and challenges the status quo. You have an interest in learning and writing code in a variety of programming languages and/or different platforms, possess an innovative mindset and passion to push limits on finding new and inventive ways to work. Curiosity is a must!
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Your Role and Responsibilities
As our team operates in a highly dynamic, Agile, squad-based development environment, you will have the opportunity to work on a closely knit squad with responsibilities covering the entire spectrum of software development (e.g. Research, Design, Prototype, Development, QA, Deployment, Support). Additionally, as a member of the Development team, you will be also working with the Offering Management team and the Chief Technology Officer who both help shape and prioritize our portfolio strategy and directions. The ideal candidate should have a strong passion for developing software using the latest web technologies as demonstrated by their contribution to open source projects, experimenting with new technologies and development of their own hobby applications. They should also have a keen interest in researching the latest data security trends and regulations, and a broad understanding of cybersecurity attacks. In addition, the ideal candidate must also have a relentless desire for continuous improvement through the learning of new things, be a champion of new ideas, continually explore new perspectives, and embrace going beyond their comfort zone even at the risk of failure or embarrassment.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Hands-on experience with at least three programming languages, such as Golang, Java, C, NodeJS, ReactJS, NextJS, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript
- Experience with working with traditional or modern data stores/services, e.g., Relational DBs (SQL), HDFS, NoSQL, and Cloud Object Stores
- Knowledge of designing and implementing solutions based on microservices methodologies.
- Familiarity with message/queue systems, e.g., Kafka, Event Streams.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Strong academic foundation in Computer Science or related fields: Data structures, algorithms, networking.
- Strong communication skills and able to convey ideas and opinions to others.
- Experience with automated infrastructure configurations and orchestration, e.g., Docker, Kubernetes.