Site Reliability Engineer ELH - OneIT - Rochester, MN

IT Administrator Early Professional Hire

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IBM is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented IT Administrator early professional hire with an interest in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to join our team. This role offers hands-on experience in enterprise IT systems management while introducing you to modern reliability engineering practices. You'll work alongside experienced professionals to support infrastructure operations and contribute to automation and performance initiatives.

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Role and Responsibilities:

• Assist in maintaining and supporting enterprise IT systems including servers, virtual machines, and cloud environments.

• Monitor system performance and help identify reliability issues.

• Support automation efforts for routine administrative tasks using scripting tools.

• Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis.

• Help document system configurations, operational procedures, and reliability metrics.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure and service delivery.

Required technical and professional expertise:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Basic understanding of operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows, z/OS, zVM) and networking fundamentals.

• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).

• Familiarity with automation tools like Ansible.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.

• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Wireshark, Solar Winds, Grafana).

• Understanding of cloud networking (IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure).

• Interest in SRE principles such as automation, observability, and fault tolerance.

Preferred technical and professional experience:

• Exposure to cloud platforms (IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure).

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD concepts.

• Internship or academic project experience in network administration or reliability engineering.

• Certifications such as Juniper JNCIA, CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA, or equivalent are a plus.

• Knowledge of Netbox.

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