Infrastructure Specialist

IBM

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Armonk, NY
Salary
$186,742–$230,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $171k
This role $208k
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This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$196,862 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $208k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About IBM

IBM is a US-based global technology company providing hybrid cloud, AI, consulting, enterprise software, and IT infrastructure products and services.

IBM currently has 245 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,777–$221,730 across 10 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Infrastructure Specialist

The Infrastructure Specialist joins the team to maintain system uptime, monitor performance, and resolve technical incidents. This role involves developing automated solutions for deployment and configuration management while defining and tracking Service Level Objectives to ensure reliability. The specialist will analyze system bottlenecks, forecast resource needs, and collaborate with development teams to design scalable systems. Key responsibilities include managing LANs, WANs, WLANs, and network security devices like firewalls, routers, and switches. The position requires implementing security protocols and performing routine hardware and software installations. Candidates must utilize AI Ops, Infrastructure as Code, AWS Cloud Platform, Observability, Incident Management & Alerting, and CI/CD Pipelines. The work focuses on maintaining infrastructure plans for servers, networks, and storage to ensure high-speed, efficient, and secure data operations.

What you'll do

  • Maintain system uptime by monitoring performance and resolving technical issues.
  • Develop and implement automation tools for deployment, configuration management, and monitoring.
  • Define and track Service Level Objectives to meet reliability and performance targets.
  • Forecast system resource needs and analyze performance to eliminate bottlenecks.
  • Manage network infrastructure including LANs, WANs, firewalls, routers, and switches.
  • Implement security protocols and tools to protect infrastructure and data.
  • Utilize AI Ops, Infrastructure as Code, and AWS Cloud Platform for system management.
  • Execute CI/CD pipelines and manage incident alerting and observability metrics.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Five years of experience as a Solution Architect, Infrastructure Specialist, Systems Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or related role.
  • Five years of experience utilizing AI Ops (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations).
  • Five years of experience utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Five years of experience utilizing AWS Cloud Platform.
  • Five years of experience utilizing Observability (Monitoring, Logging & Tracing).
  • Five years of experience utilizing Incident Management & Alerting.
  • Five years of experience utilizing Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipelines.

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