Senior IBM i-Series IT Administrator

The Senior IBM i Series IT Administrator will provide senior level administration and operational support for enterprise IBM i environments. This role focuses on platform stability, security, performance, and availability while partnering with application, infrastructure, and client teams. The engagement is expected to begin as a one year contract with the potential to convert to a full time role with the end client based on business needs and performance.

Responsibilities:
• Install, configure, and maintain IBM i operating environments across physical and virtual LPAR platforms.
• Apply Program Temporary Fixes, cumulative fix packs, and technology refresh updates following change management standards.
• Manage logical partitions, system values, subsystems, memory pools, and workload configurations.
• Monitor system health, disk utilization, auxiliary storage pool usage, and resource thresholds using Collection Services and Performance Tools for IBM i.
• Maintain system documentation, standard operating procedures, and configuration baselines.
• Administer IBM i security including user and group profiles, object authority, adopted authority, and special authority management.
• Configure and maintain system auditing, security exit programs, and compliance reporting aligned with client and regulatory standards.
• Design and manage BRMS backup strategies including full, incremental, and journal based backups.
• Administer high availability and disaster recovery solutions and participate in recovery testing exercises.
• Administer DB2 for IBM i including schema management, database performance tuning, journaling, and SQL optimization.
• Manage IBM i networking services including TCP IP configuration, DNS, FTP and secure file transfer services.
• Support job scheduling and automation using enterprise scheduling tools and custom CL based automation.
• Collaborate with development teams supporting RPG, COBOL, SQL, and Java workloads.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor for IBM i infrastructure initiatives, assessments, and migrations.
• Mentor junior administrators and contribute to knowledge sharing within the IBM i practice.

Qualifications:

Required
• Bachelor's or associate degree in information technology or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Eight or more years of hands on IBM i system administration experience in enterprise environments.
• Expert knowledge of IBM i operating system versions 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5.
• Demonstrated expertise with BRMS backup and recovery planning and execution.
• Advanced experience administering DB2 for IBM i including SQL, DDS, and performance tuning.
• Experience with IBM i high availability solutions such as MIMIX, iTera, or PowerHA.
• Advanced skills in CL programming, job scheduling, and workload automation.
• Strong understanding of IBM i security architecture, auditing, and compliance practices.
• Experience supporting TCP IP networking, IBM Access Client Solutions, and IBM i Access services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and present technical information.

Preferred
• IBM Certified Systems Expert for IBM i or equivalent certification.
• Experience with IBM Power Systems hardware, virtual IO server, and hardware management console administration.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices on IBM i including RDi, source control, and continuous integration workflows.
• Experience supporting regulated environments such as healthcare, financial services, or public sector organizations.
• Prior consulting or client facing experience within managed services or professional services organizations.

Tools and Technologies:
• IBM i OS 7.x administration
• BRMS backup and recovery
• DB2 for IBM i and SQL
• High availability and disaster recovery solutions
• IBM i security and auditing
• CL programming and automation
• Enterprise job scheduling tools
• IBM Access Client Solutions
• Collection Services and Performance Tools for IBM i

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