IBM iSeries / IBM Data Center Engineer, ASHDOWN GROUP

Guardian Jobs; Dorking; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call bonus

Hybrid work

On-site parking

Job summary

Guardian Jobs is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join a leading SME in Surrey as an IBM iSeries specialist. The role offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days at home) and a £60,000 salary.

You will support IBM iSeries, IBM Power Servers and related data centre infrastructure across Azure, VMware and storage platforms. You will design, configure and monitor systems, perform OS and firmware upgrades, conduct DR tests, and manage backups with tools like Commvault, Veeam, Mimix,

Qualifications

• Solid IBMi (IBM iSeries) & IBM Power Servers experience.
• Experience with data centre infrastructure and disaster recovery planning.
• Proficient in networking gear and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure and monitor infrastructure components.
• Provide remote data centre support and BAU IT service desk tasks.
• Perform OS upgrades, firmware updates and DR tests.
• Manage storage, backups and hosting services; on-call support.

Skills

IBMi & IBM Power

Network & security devices

Azure cloud

VMware/Hyper-V

Backup/DR tools

Tools

Commvault

Veeam

Mimix

Maxava

Q-EDD

Job description

This is a newly created role for an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join a leading SME firm in the heart of Surrey as an IBM iSeries specialist. This role is paying £60,000 and offers hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home). To be considered for this IT Infrastructure Engineer role, you will have a solid background in IBMi (IBM iSeries) & IBM Power Servers, providing remote customer support & maintenance, and design & implementation services. As an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer / IT Consultant, your skill set will include:

• IBM iSeries & IBM Power Servers Data Centre experience


• Network switches, routers & firewalls


• Some Microsoft Azure cloud


• Some VMWare & HyperV virtualisation


• Ideally Veeam &/or Commvault

Working across the complete infrastructure, you will be responsible for designing, configuring, monitoring, automating, storage & disaster recovery systems & hardware, which will also include Backup As A Service, Disaster Recovery As A Service, and Hosting As A Service. Working on an IT Service Desk in a small team of IBM specialists, you will provide remote customer support and remote data centre support to enterprise IBMi, Azure & VMWare environments. In addition to BAU support, you will also be responsible for scheduled OS upgrades, firmware upgrades, DR tests and Data Restore tests. Any further experience with enterprise storage systems such as IBM, PURE, EMC &/or HP; and replication & backup tools such as Commvault, Mimix, Maxava, &/or Q-EDD. Based in Central Surrey (with onsite parking), my client offers hybrid working of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. Please note – there will be 1 week a month of on-call support, where there is an additional weekly bonus for being on call + time & half / double pay for carrying out work. This role pays £60,000 and offers the chance to work with an impressive array of enterprise clients using the latest technologies.