IBM iSeries Platform Administrator
IBM iSeries Platform Administrator
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Job Description
Contact Details:
1.Savitha Chinnappa
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2.Harika Mamidala
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Location: Pittsburgh PA
Duration: 6 12 Months
Years of Experience: 10 Yrs.
Required Hours/Week: 40hrs./Week
Notes:
- Consultants from Retail Background is Mandatory
Job Description:
- End client is seeking an experienced IBM iSeries Platform Administrator to manage and maintain a complex IBM iSeries (Power Systems) environment .
- The role involves ensuring the stability security performance and high availability of the platform while supporting missioncritical Supply Chain Warehouse Management Inventory and Financial applications.
- The administrator will be responsible for infrastructure management system tuning security backup and recovery and automation to enhance operational efficiency.
Responsibilities:
System Administration & Infrastructure Management:
- Manage and maintain running on IBM iSeries.
- Install upgrade and apply PTFs (Program Temporary Fixes) and OS patches.
- Perform IPL (Initial Program Load) and system recovery as needed.
- Monitor and optimize CPU memory and disk utilization.
- Administer IBM Full System Flashcopy for HA and disaster recovery.
- Ensure business continuity through replication and backup strategies.
- Conduct DR testing and failover simulations to validate recovery processes.
- Support thirdparty core applications for Warehouse Management (WMS) Inventory and Financials.
- Manage DB2 for i databases including performance tuning backup and optimization.
- Troubleshoot batch jobs job queues and integration issues with external systems.
- Collaborate with application teams to optimize database and application performance.
- Implement rolebased access control (RBAC) user authentication and encryption mechanisms.
- Ensure compliance with security best practices and industry regulations.
- Conduct security audits and vulnerability assessments.
- Manage user profiles object authorities and system auditing.
- Utilize IBM Navigator for iSeries and ACS (Access Client Solutions) for system monitoring.
- Optimize workload balancing job scheduling and system performance tuning.
- Analyze system logs and recommend proactive improvements.
- Automate recurring administrative tasks using CL (Control Language) and SQL scripting.
- Support integration with cloud and enterprise systems.
- Work on API enablement and modernization projects to extend IBM i capabilities.
- Act as L2/L3 support for IBM iSeries issues.
- Troubleshoot hardware OS and applicationrelated issues.
- Document system configurations troubleshooting steps and best practices.
Required Skills:
- Extensive experience managing IBM iSeries AS/400 environments.
- Strong knowledge of LPAR management system tuning and storage management.
- Handson experience with IBM Full System Flash copy for HA/DR.
- Expertise in DB2 for iSeries administration performance tuning and query optimization.
- Familiarity with IBM iSeries Access Client Solutions (ACS) and IBM Navigator for iSeries.
- Proficiency in CL programming SQL scripting and job automation.
- Understanding of IBM iSeries security user profiles objectlevel security and auditing.
- Experience in implementing MFA TLS and encryption standards.
- Knowledge of SOX PCIDSS or other compliance frameworks.
- Ability to monitor system performance analyze bottlenecks and optimize workloads.
- Experience with job scheduling tools and workload automation.
- Experience working with thirdparty WMS Inventory and Financial applications.
- Exposure to API integrations and modernization tools.
- Knowledge of cloud integration (AWS Azure IBM Cloud) with iSeries is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with crossfunctional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- IBM Certified System Administrator IBM iSeries
- Experience in largescale highperformance IBM iSeries environments
- Exposure to AI/ML cloud integrations and enterprise data platforms on IBM iSeries
Employment Type
Full Time
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