Senior IBM i (AS400 iSeries) Systems Engineer

Experience: 10

Contract: Long Term

Only GC USC

Key Responsibilities

Install configure administer and maintain IBM i (AS/400) systems.

Perform IBM i operating system upgrades PTF management and system maintenance.

Monitor and optimize system performance storage utilization and capacity.

Configure and manage user profiles security policies and access controls.

Support backup recovery business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives.

Manage job queues subsystems output queues and workload performance.

Troubleshoot operating system hardware and application-related issues.

Support application development and deployment teams.

Implement automation and operational best practices.

Maintain technical documentation standards and procedures.

Participate in production support and on-call rotations.

Required Skills & Experience

5 years of experience supporting IBM i / AS/400 environments.

Strong experience with:

oIBM i (i5/OS OS/400)

oPower Systems

oCL Programming (CLP)

oControl Language Commands

oSystem Administration

Experience with:

oPTF Management

oSystem Save/Restore Procedures

oBackup and Recovery

oBRMS (Backup Recovery and Media Services)

oJob Scheduling

oPerformance Monitoring

Strong knowledge of:

oLibraries

oObjects

oSubsystems

oJob Queues

oOutput Queues

oSecurity Administration

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with:

oIBM Power10 Power9 or Power8 systems

oPowerHA

oMIMIX

oQuick-EDD

oRobot Scheduler

oRobot Console

oIBM Navigator for i

Experience administering:

oDb2 for i

oIntegrated File System (IFS)

oTCP/IP Networking

oFTP/SFTP

oSSL/TLS Security

Familiarity with virtualization technologies:

oPowerVM

oVIOS

oLogical Partitions (LPARs)

Performance & Infrastructure Experience

System performance tuning

Storage optimization

Job scheduling and workload management

Capacity planning

High availability configuration

Disaster recovery testing

Security auditing and compliance

Hardware and operating system upgrades

Preferred Software Experience

IBM i 7.3 7.4 7.5 or later

Db2 for i

BRMS

PowerHA

MIMIX

Robot Scheduler

Robot Console

IBM Navigator for i

PowerVM

VIOS

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or equivalent experience.

Desired Soft Skills

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

Ability to work independently and collaborate across infrastructure application database network and security teams.

Experience supporting banking manufacturing insurance retail logistics or healthcare organizations is highly desirable.