Firmware Engineering Manager

Introduction

We are Firmware professional working on Z systems ( IBM Advanced Mainframes ) and we build the most secure systems for our customers to deploy their enterprise applications. IBM z Systems are deployed with workloads where intensive IO Operations are getting executed. IBM Lab works on IO enablement firmware as well as boot firmware for z Servers. Work area would be Initial program load that is Boot firmware which enables the z Systems to boot and load supported Operating systems( Linux, zOS, zVM ) on Logical partitions. There are teams which works on firmware development of Platform management systems which are used to facilitate the users to interact with Z systems.

zFW development team also a part of this program and plays a critical role in building up new generation Z Servers with different unique value proposition and solving customer issues, Driving Software and HW integration efforts, working closely with local teams for a better synergy.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your role and responsibilities

As management leader:

Responsible for the Deliverables assigned to the team.

Manage, guide the team to achieve the committed goals within timelines provided by program management

Asses, manage risks, future gaps and take actions/mitigate the risks in timely manner.

Raise the concerns well ahead of the time to show a risk which cannot be mitigated

Attend/Follow global management and program management meetings and act upon any communications.

Assign/allocate the teams as per the requirement of the projects

Manage/ cause correct the career paths of the team members, keep motivation in team.

Make sure teams work gets proper visibility at upper management and keep upper management is sync with the talents, gaps the team has.

Flexible to Global culture and timings for better global collaboration. Cultivate open, data orianted, sciece based decision making environment to promote innovation and inclusiveness.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education
Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 10-15 years of experience in managing teams of size as large as 15 - 25 members in area of firmware/software, system/hardware performance/testing
• Managing project with global stake holders.
• Project Planning, Resource planning, mitigating risks, assessing risks well ahead.
• Keep up to date with understanding the new technologies.
• Will be able to understand technically what team is working on, assessing them w.r.t to the work what they do.

• Expertise: firmware Development and/or testing experience.

Preferred technical and professional experience

BM Z Systems experience: Having worked on technically System Firmware development and system testing projects in his earlier career.

*HW/SW Integration BUPs Experience with Bringing up Servers with HW and SW components

Years of Experience:
12-15