IBM iPower Systems Engineer

Title: Sr Engineer - IBMi Power Systems

Location: : REMOTE

Duration: 06+ Months

Job Summary:

The primary responsibility of the Sr Engineer - IBMi Power Systems is to implement, administer, and lead IBM Powers Systems and external storage.

Al duties are to be performed in accordance with departmental and Client policies, practices, and procedures.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Accountable for new project development and enhancements to existing system programs and functions using IBMi / Power Systems environment.

Provide Training and mentoring skills to IBMi / Power System Engineers I and II.

Provide support and subject matter expertise for installations, configurations, maintenance and support of IBMi / Power Systems regarding physical hardware, OS and virtualized environments to ensure proper performance and up-time.

Resolve escalated complex service requests and incidents assigned to the team through the Help

Desk Ticketing System as related to IBMi / Power Systems activities.

Interact with vendors on support agreements (scope development), ticket management and issue escalations.

Participate in projects to improve systems, processes and service delivery quality within the department.

Perform analysis of utilization and performance of IBMi / Power Systems resources to ensure effective and efficient operations. Develop data to support any identified issues. Provide metrics to track issues which measure effectiveness of proposed solutions.

Perform OS Administration (IBMi / Power System) activities like - Configuring users, create and maintain file systems shares, backup, and permissions.

Monitor server performance and error logs to identify and address issues, assuring continuity of services using various administrative management tools.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree.in, MIS or similar technical program or acceptable industry and work experience.

Technical certifications (e.g., IBM System Administration 7.1+) preferred

5 years' experience IBMi / Power Systems Administration including OS V7R1+ Management.

5 years' significant experience managing IBMi / Power Systems infrastructure including HMC, VIOS, Virtualization & External or Internal Storage (LPAR) and Patch Management (PTFs).

Minimum years' experience High Availability applications including IBM Power HA; configuration & administration.

5 years of experience with IBMi / Power Systems access, utility, security & auditing applications including IBM Client Access, Director, Navigator, BRMS, Security, Help Systems, abs Message or related applications.

Demonstrated high experience in:

Systems Security management.

Backup planning, installation and administration.

Replication & disaster recovery administration.

Virtual & physical role-swaps, fail-overs.

Alerting and monitoring administration.

System Monitoring system logs, alerting, security events, system health.

CL for automation.

System tuning, fault finding.

Remote monitoring systems.

Networking fundamentals including the OSl model, TCP/IP and IPv4.

Data Center hands-on installation and configuration of new equipment.

Analytical skills and ability to solve complex technical problems with little or no a s s i s t a n c e .

Leadership and mentorship skills in both technical acumen and work habits that can be afforded to colleagues