IBM Cloud Position in Bangalore, India for a Hardware Server Qualification support Engineer involving Programming, Automation, Security, Compliance, Qualification, Regression, Test, Diagnosis, and Repair. This role is related to component and server qualification for the latest x86 server technology, GPU accelerator technology (for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning workloads), and networking technology used in high density systems to support an enterprise Cloud customer base. The basic building blocks of cloud servers (compute, storage, and network) which include CPU's, NIC cards, Memory DIMMs, Drives, and S/W must qualified for the IBM public cloud. This position is for a hardware developer responsible for qualifying hardware and firmware used on various components, cards, and boards which make up the latest servers used in IBM-Cloud Datacenters. The individual will work on a small team focused on developing and qualifying integrated hardware solutions to support IaaS (Information as a Service) on best of breed Cloud Architecture. The individual should be very detail oriented with excellent documentation and communication skills. Programming experience (Linux and Python) along with Hardware knowledge and familiarity with x86 computer servers, components, and GPU based systems is preferred. The candidate should also be familiar with server hardware subsystems including processor memory storage, I/O adapters, PCI busses and switches, and BMCs. Familiarity with FW/BIOS updates and settings and network booting is preferred and knowledge of JIRA, Redfish, and xCAT, and security vulnerabilities/compliance along with patching of systems out of compliance is a definite advantage.
Candidate is responsible for Qualification of Servers and System Qualification and support of Field DeploymentsdBooting Servers to test for existence and functionality of all components
Qualification of Server level Secure Boot and Memory Boot
Confirming all Secure Measures and encryption measures are compliant
Testing proprietary Baseboard Memory Control / OpenBMC on all server configurations
Automation of tests using Redfish for new products and regression on existing products
Qualification of each new vendor version of BMC, BIOS, and firmware code
Hardware upgrades and network connections