Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer's challenges into industry-leading solutions. We are an infinitely curious team, always seeking new possibilities, and dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our network of IBMers. We are a team of deep product experts, ensuring exceptional client experiences, with a focus on delivery, excellence, and obsession over customer outcomes. This position involves contributing to HashiCorp's offerings, now part of IBM, which empower organizations to automate and secure multi-cloud and hybrid environments. You will join a team managing the lifecycle of infrastructure and security, enhancing IBM's cloud solutions to ensure enterprises achieve efficiency, security, and scalability in their cloud journey.

Your role and responsibilities

About the role:

This role is one of a team of platform engineers leading our India-based Cloud Platform Services team at HashiCorp.From Core Platform & Visibility to Identity/IAM and cloud-based Billing services, Cloud Platform Services (CPS) is responsible for delivering the PAAS backbone of the HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP).

This is an opportunity to lead at a high-visibility, high-impact company. Millions of engineers and operators globally rely on HashiCorp products every day to predictably and reliably deliver infrastructure & platform capabilities for their businesses.

What you'll do (responsibilities):

Responsibilities include:

• Working fully-aligned with our global CPS teams, develop next-generation Cloud

  
  
  

• Platform services for HashiCorp Cloud Platform

  
  
  

• Partner with Engineering, Product and Design to enforce best practices for measurable quality and value within the platform

  
  
  

• Program primarily in Golang (Golang experience not required), learning from and contributing to a team committed to continually improving their skills

  
  
  

• Cultivate excellence in the reliability, scalability, security, and craft of the software our team's build

  
  
  

• Develop modern operationalization via tooling & automation capabilities for proactively monitoring and managing the customer experiences (Critical User Journeys)

  
  
  

• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the Cloud Platform Services and broader EPD organizations

  
  
  

• Present insights and recommendations to drive data-driven decision-making

  
  
  

• Contribute to company-wide initiatives led by our EPD management, recruitment, and people teams

  
  
  

Required education
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education
Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering with experience with large-scale cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP), including CICD-driven software development, testing and release management.

  
  
  

• 4+ years of experience developing and supporting platform and Product/application services as part of a modern PAAS offering

  
  
  

• 3+ years working with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Ansible.

  
  
  

• 3+ years experience in modern IAM (Identity & Access Management) feature/function & enabling platform services

  
  
  

• Strong functional knowledge of containers, container management, and container orchestration.

  
  
  

• Strong understanding of automation, automation principles, and different aspects of pipelines and automation delivery.

  
  
  

• Strong understanding of modern cloud security fundamentals, including patch management and secure configurations, with preferred experience in regulated environments.

  
  
  

• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including CICD (continuous integration and deployment/delivery) techniques and technologies

  
  
  

• Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills, including the ability to influence with & without formal authority.

  
  
  

Preferred technical and professional experience

• 4+ years of professional software development experience and are proficient in at least one frontend programming language (TypeScript, JavaScript/ES7)

  
  
  

• Understanding and familiarity with HashiCorp's products, specifically Terraform, Nomad, Vault and Consul.

  
  
  

• Advanced strategic capability with cloud delivery models.

  
  
  

• Agile/Lean background for projects and project delivery.

  
  
  

• Deep understanding of advanced security segmentation and controls.