IBMi Engineer III
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Why You'll Love It Here
Mission-Critical Impact: Your work directly supports the systems and infrastructure our customers depend on every day.
Complex Technical Challenges: Work across IBMi, SAN, virtualization, cloud, and automation technologies in a sophisticated enterprise environment.
Growth and Innovation: Contribute to modernization initiatives, automation efforts, and infrastructure improvements while continuing to expand your technical expertise.
Collaborative Team: Partner with experienced engineers across Infrastructure, Security, Networking, and Application teams to solve complex business and technical challenges.
What You'll Do
Manage, monitor, and maintain IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) systems and associated infrastructure.
Support enterprise storage environments, SAN technologies, and Brocade Fiber Channel switching.
Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, software, and system management tools.
Monitor system performance and proactively identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
Perform system tuning, including memory management, subsystem configuration, and workload optimization.
Administer backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes to ensure business continuity.
Implement and maintain security controls, access management practices, and compliance requirements.
Support virtualization platforms and infrastructure technologies, including VIOS and VMware environments.
Develop and maintain automation solutions and scripting to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across operating systems, storage, networking, and application environments.
Maintain system documentation, procedures, and operational standards.
Participate in system upgrades, patching activities, and technology refresh initiatives.
Provide technical support and guidance during incident response and critical system events.
Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Middleware, and Development teams to support business initiatives.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and team members.
What You'll Bring
Strong knowledge of IBM i system administration and enterprise infrastructure technologies.
Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical production environments.
Knowledge of storage technologies, SAN architecture, disaster recovery, and backup solutions.
Experience with infrastructure automation and scripting.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.
A proactive mindset with a focus on reliability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience and certifications will also be considered.
- 5+ years of experience supporting IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) platforms in an enterprise environment.
- Experience administering AIX, Linux, UNIX, or related operating systems.
- Strong understanding of enterprise storage, SAN technologies, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
- Experience with TCP/IP networking concepts and infrastructure troubleshooting.
- Experience supporting cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience with virtualization technologies such as VIOS, VMware, or Nutanix.
- Experience with automation and scripting languages such as Python, Java, C++, or similar technologies.
- Ability to support a 24x7 operational environment and participate in on-call responsibilities as needed.
- Strong knowledge of IBM i system administration and enterprise infrastructure technologies.
- Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical production environments.
- Knowledge of storage technologies, SAN architecture, disaster recovery, and backup solutions.
- Experience with infrastructure automation and scripting.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.
- A proactive mindset with a focus on reliability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Benefits Include
- Health Insurance
- Vision and Dental Expense Reimbursement
- 401(k) Match & Employer Contributions
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Combined Time Off and Floating Holidays
- Flexible and Hybrid Work Schedules
- On-site Child Care Center (VT)
- On-site Fitness Center (VT)
- On-site Health Clinic (VT)
- Compensation is based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, and industry background. The range listed here represents our best-faith estimate for the role.
- All full-time job offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment drug screening and background check.
Benefits Include
Health Insurance
Vision and Dental Expense Reimbursement
401(k) Match & Employer Contributions
Life and Disability Insurance
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Paid Parental Leave
Discounted Gym Memberships
Combined Time Off and Floating Holidays
Flexible and Hybrid Work Schedules
On-site Child Care Center (VT)
On-site Fitness Center (VT)
On-site Health Clinic (VT)
Compensation is based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, and industry background. The range listed here represents our best-faith estimate for the role.
All full-time job offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment drug screening and background check.
Responsibilities
- Manage, monitor, and maintain IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) systems and associated infrastructure.
- Support enterprise storage environments, SAN technologies, and Brocade Fiber Channel switching.
- Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, software, and system management tools.
- Monitor system performance and proactively identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
- Perform system tuning, including memory management, subsystem configuration, and workload optimization.
- Administer backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes to ensure business continuity.
- Implement and maintain security controls, access management practices, and compliance requirements.
- Support virtualization platforms and infrastructure technologies, including VIOS and VMware environments.
- Develop and maintain automation solutions and scripting to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across operating systems, storage, networking, and application environments.
- Maintain system documentation, procedures, and operational standards.
- Participate in system upgrades, patching activities, and technology refresh initiatives.
- Provide technical support and guidance during incident response and critical system events.
- Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Middleware, and Development teams to support business initiatives.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and team members.
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