COMPLETE Student - Master@IBM: Optimized scheduling for RedHat (m,w,x)

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, let’s talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

What awaits you?

Our young and vital team enables open-source projects on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE. IBM Z and LinuxONE are our high-end servers. We implement the OpenShift portfolio jointly with Red Hat.

We work with open-source projects like Kubernetes, Istio, Knative, Tekton, Kafka, Strimzi, and many more.
We enable features for IBM Z and LinuxONE, and we deliver applications that take advantage of unique IBM Z and LinuxONE capabilities.
We see challenges as opportunities. Our expertise, along with flexibility, focus, creativity, passion and fun are the key values to deliver top class products. We work in small teams and collaborate closely with other IBM and Red Hat teams around the world.

What are your tasks?

Optimized scheduling is a key success factor in hybrid cloud environments. In our team, you will gain knowledge about existing scheduling algorithms and implementations. You will assess and develop new ways, including innovative AI approaches, in order to significantly optimize our scheduling algorithms.

You will work in a multi-cultural team and collaborate with fellow engineers around the globe. And you will learn about and contribute to the development of large IT projects.

Join us on the journey for innovative and unique hybrid cloud solutions!

What are your qualifications?


- You have a good bachelor's degree with an IT-related focus and a grade point average of 2.5 or better
- You are passionate about technology and software solutions: open-source development, hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence
- You have a strong engineering spirit: you enjoy solving problems and are willing to take on new challenges
- You like to take responsibility and actively contribute your ideas
- Your high motivation, communication and team skills, as well as your customer-oriented thinking and acting characterize you
- You have very good German and English language skills

What we offer:

Financial independence right from the start - through attractive remuneration. You have the choice between 15 or 20 hours per week.

Monthly salary with 20 hours per week:

1st year: 1,326 € gross per month
2nd year: 1,731 € gross per month
3rd year: 1,916 € gross monthly

Monthly salary with 15 hours per week:

1st year: 995 € gross monthly
2nd year: 1.298 € gross monthly
3rd year: 1.437 € gross monthly

Payment of semester fees as well as reimbursement of travel expenses to the university according to our guidelines
Expense allowance for master's thesis lump sum 2,500 €
IBM internal training offers as well as the possibility of badges/certifications
Personal support from the specialist department
Support with career planning as well as coaching and mentoring offers

Sounds exciting? Perfect! Then become part of the IBM team and apply now.

Application instructions:

Please submit the following documents - summarized in one pdf document - when applying online:

Cover letter that clearly states your motivation for IBM and a part-time Master's degree program, as well as your qualifications fot the job.
Meaningful curriculum vitae, which also includes information on extracurricular qualifications, activities or social commitment.
Bachelor's or diploma certificate and, if applicable, work and internship references.
If you do not yet have a transcript of grades, please send us your most recent transcript of grades. We require a grade point average of 2.5 or better. Applicants with a degree from a foreign university are required to submit an individual transcript of records from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB).
Applicants from non-EU countries must have a valid work permit and residence permit.



We are looking forward to your application!

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Task oriented work in teams
• Experience with modern and agile software development methods
• Very good communication skills
• Fluent in German/English language
• Programming languages e.g.: Go, Python, Java, Shell, Ansible


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
• Advanced experience in using Linux operating systems
• Source code repository systems: git, github
• Kubernetes and container expertise