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MSP Owner: Michelle Lee
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Duration: 6 months
skill id: 10692973

Key Responsibilities

15+ years of hands-on enterprise infrastructure experience

Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture

Define and implement a standalone infrastructure architecture, including:

Compute
Network
Storage
Identity and access management
Monitoring
Backup services

Lead current-state assessments of IBM i (iSeries) and AIX environments.
Design a future-state target architecture aligned with business and transformation goals.
Establish infrastructure standards, reference architectures, and best practices for IBM i and AIX platforms.

IBM i (iSeries) & AIX Technical Leadership

Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for:

IBM i (OS/400, IBM i, AS/400)
AIX operating systems

Architect, administer, and optimize:

IBM Power Systems
LPARs and HMC

Lead operating system:

Upgrades
Patching
Performance tuning

Design and support high-availability and disaster recovery configurations.
Provide technical leadership for complex system-level troubleshooting.

Disaster Recovery & Cloud Migration

Lead migration of Disaster Recovery environments for IBM i and AIX to IBM Cloud, including:

Architecture design (IaaS, Power Virtual Server)
Network connectivity and security models
Data replication, backup, and recovery strategies

Design and validate DR solutions that meet RTO and RPO requirements.
Plan and execute:

DR testing
Failover and failback procedures

IBM Cloud & Hybrid Integration

Architect workloads on IBM Cloud Power Virtual Server or equivalent IBM Cloud offerings.
Design secure hybrid architectures (on-premises and IBM Cloud), including:

VPN and Direct Link connectivity
Identity and access management
Monitoring and logging

Ensure alignment with enterprise security and regulatory standards.

Required Qualifications
Technical Expertise

15+ years of hands-on experience with IBM i (iSeries / AS400) and AIX environments.
Strong experience with IBM Power Systems, including:

LPAR management
HMC

Proven experience migrating or implementing IBM i/AIX workloads on IBM Cloud (Power Virtual Server preferred).
Deep knowledge of:

Disaster Recovery architectures
Backup and replication solutions (e.g., MIMIX, PowerHA, or similar)
System performance tuning
Capacity planning

Architecture & Migration Experience

Demonstrated experience establishing greenfield or carved-out infrastructure independent of a parent organization.
Experience leading infrastructure separation or divestiture projects.
Strong understanding of:

Enterprise networking
Storage platforms
Security architecture

Soft Skills

Strong leadership and technical decision-making capabilities.
Excellent communication skills for both executive-level and technical audiences.
Ability to work independently in complex, transformation-driven environments.

Beeline Skills / Keywords

IBM i (iSeries / AS400)
AIX
IBM Power Systems
Power Virtual Server (PowerVS)
IBM Cloud
Disaster Recovery
Infrastructure Architecture
Cloud Migration
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