Senior IBM i (AS/400 / iSeries) Systems Engineer

Job TitleExperience: 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:IBM i (i5/OS, OS/400)Power SystemsCL Programming (CLP)Control Language CommandsSystem Administration• Experience with:PTF ManagementSystem Save/Restore ProceduresBackup and RecoveryBRMS (Backup, Recovery and Media Services)Job SchedulingPerformance Monitoring• Strong knowledge of:LibrariesObjectsSubsystemsJob QueuesOutput QueuesSecurity AdministrationPreferred Qualifications• Experience with:IBM Power10, Power9, or Power8 systemsPowerHAMIMIXQuick-EDDRobot SchedulerRobot ConsoleIBM Navigator for i• Experience administering:Db2 for iIntegrated File System (IFS)TCP/IP NetworkingFTP/SFTPSSL/TLS Security• Familiarity with virtualization technologies:PowerVMVIOSLogical 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 upgradesPreferred 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• VIOSEducation• Bachelor's 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.