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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) and/or Networking Reliabillity Engineering (NRE) to join our team. These roles 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.

• 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

• Assist in configuring, monitoring, and maintaining network devices including routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Support day-to-day network operations, troubleshooting connectivity issues and escalating as needed.
• Participate in network performance analysis and reporting.
• Learn and apply automation techniques to reduce manual tasks and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network upgrades, deployments, and incident response.
• Document network configurations, procedures, and reliability metrics.

• Monitor network connectivity and troubleshoot issues related to DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, and routing.
• Collaborate with network teams to resolve latency or packet loss problems.
• Validate firewall rules and ensure secure communication between services.

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

• Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or similar.
• Understanding of Linux operating systems and cloud computing fundamentals.
• Knowledge of networking concepts, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with cloud platforms and container technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with Git and modern software development practices.
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principles.

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Job Title

Enrtry Level Site Reliability Engineering Professional - Austin, TX - 2027

Date posted

03-Sep-2026

Job ID

131820

City / Township / Village

Austin

State / Province

Texas

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

100,800.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

151,200.00

Position type

Entry Level

No Travel

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?