Senior Staff System Development Engineer

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, we design and operate the systems that keep the world running. From high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation, and site reliability. Our teams ensure the performance, security, and scalability that clients and industries depend on every day. Working in Infrastructure & Technology means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions that power innovation.

With continuous learning, career growth, and a supportive culture, IBM provides the opportunities to build expertise and shape the infrastructure that drives progress.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Back-End Developer for IBM Z, you will design, develop, unit test, and deliver offerings for IBM Z, such as z/OS, using agile practices and DevOps tooling. You will work in a collaborative environment to understand requirements, design, code, debug, and test creative solutions to client problems and requirements.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Design and Develop Solutions

• Design, develop, and unit test offerings for IBM Z, utilizing programming languages in C to deliver high-quality solutions.

Collaborative Problem-Solving

• Work collaboratively to understand client requirements, design, code, debug, and test creative solutions to client problems and requirements, ensuring world-class quality and resiliency.

Ensure Solution Quality

• Ensure solutions meet world-class quality and resiliency standards, supporting strategic imperatives including d cloud.

Agile Practices and DevOps Tooling

• Utilize agile practices and DevOps tooling to deliver solutions efficiently and effectively.

Required technical and professional expertise

12+ years of relevant experience Experience with the Software Development life cycle; coding, unit test, function or component test, system test and integration test Demonstrated execution experience of Systems project development

• Strong programming skills in C - Strong debugging and troubleshooting
• Ability to learn new tools quickly
• Good communication skills and be able to work effectively in a global team environment.
• Able to lead and guide a team of lesser experienced professionals Preferred technical and professional experience '- zOS architecture, System programming
• Familiar with z/OS and z/VM

Programming languages

• C , JCL . Cloud technology
• GIT
• JIRA
• Rational Team Concert (RTC) IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.