IBM Hiring for Datacenter Co-op at Durham, NC Full Time

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Position starts in January 2023

START AND END DATES FOR THIS POSITION ARE JANUARY TO AUGUST 2023 (Candidates will work part-time from January through May (20 hours per week), full-time through summer, (40 hours per week), but will be required to work onsite for the duration of this co-op.

The Datacenter offers a wide array of opportunities to understand Enterprise Information Technology solutions. The Datacenter teams are responsible for the deployment, support, and modernization of the Research Triangle Park (RTP) Software Development Datacenter infrastructure. This role would work with groups that manage:

• Cloud Computing components:

• Front-end platform (the client or device used to access the cloud)
• Back-end platform (servers and storage)
• A cloud-based delivery model.
• Network
• Hardware; including Intel and Power
• Operating Systems; including Ubuntu, RedHat Linux and Windows

Throughout the day, you will collaborate with your teammates and interact at the RTP Software Development Datacenter to:

• Install and configure new hardware and software
• Automate common tasks
• Respond to security vulnerabilities in a timely manner

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Fundamental knowledge in Information Technology, focusing on Support and/or Cloud solutions
• Ability to work with and understand multiple types of hardware and OS
• Knowledge of Linux operating system management
• Understanding of Cloud Computing offerings, such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service
• A Passion to learn more about Enterprise Cloud Computing solutions
• Collaborate with multiple teams simultaneously
• Participate and be responsible for the execution of daily tasks
• Effective communication and organizational skills
• Work in an open environment where creativity is welcomed and encouraged

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
N/A

IBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.

This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

Are you craving to learn more? Prepared to solve some of the world’s most unique challenges? And ready to shape the future for millions of people? If so, then it’s time to join us, express your individuality, unleash your curiosity and discover new possibilities.

Every IBMer, and potential ones like yourself, has a voice, carves their own path, and uses their expertise to help co-create and add to our story. Together, we have the power to make meaningful change – to alter the fabric of our clients, of society and IBM itself, to create a truly positive impact and make the world work better for everyone.

It’s time to define your career.

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for paid holidays, paid sick time and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.