AS/400 Administrator

Systems Plus; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Plus is hiring an AS/400 Administrator to manage IBM i environments in our Pune data center. The role involves installation, maintenance, security, backups, and HA/DR management for enterprise systems.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability and performance. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of IBM i production experience, strong scripting skills, and familiarity with cloud and virtualization platforms such as Azure, AWS, and VMware.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on IBM i (AS400/iSeries) administration in production environments.
• Experience with IBM Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs), HMC, LPAR Administration, BRMS, IBM i Security Administration, User Profile Management, High Availability/Disaster Recovery (MIMIX/PowerHA or equivalent), Automic, CL (Control Language), Query/400, SQL Principles, DB2, FTP/SFTP, TCP/IP, IBM MQ, Client Access (iSeries Access), and SOX Compliance.
• Proven hands-on experience supporting Windows Server and/or Linux Administration in production environments.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure (preferred) or AWS Cloud Administration, including monitoring, user administration, and incident resolution.
• Experience with VMware Administration, Enterprise Storage, and Enterprise Backup platforms (Veeam, ExaGrid).
• Experience in ITIL-based production support environments covering Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and customer-facing skills for production incidents.
• Scripting for automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Administer IBM i installations, upgrades, PTFs, and security configurations.
• Monitor system integrity, performance, backups, and scheduled jobs; maintain HA/DR environments.
• Plan and implement IBM i hardware/software upgrades and infrastructure enhancements.
• Provide L2 operational support across Windows/Linux servers and cloud environments (Azure/AWS).
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Network, Security, Storage, and Application teams for production support and projects.
• Participate in on-call support for Change Requests, P1 incidents, and DR activities.
• Prepare operational documentation and support internal/external audits; seek automation opportunities.

Skills

IBM i Administration

AS/400/iSeries

HMC/LPAR Administration

MIMIX/PowerHA

Automic

PowerShell

Python

VMware Administration

Azure/AWS Cloud

SOX Compliance

Tools

BRMS

PowerHA

Automic

VMware

Veeam

ExaGrid

iSeries Access

Job description

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AS/400 Administrator

Location: Pune Employment Type: full-time Designation: AS/400 Administrator

Job Details

Key Responsibilities

• Required Skills Perform IBM i (AS400/iSeries) administration, including system installation, IBM Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs), software installation, configuration, HMC/LPAR administration, security administration, and operating system maintenance.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of IBM i hardware, server resources, system performance, scheduled jobs, backups, and critical system processes.
• Recommend, schedule, and implement IBM i hardware/software upgrades, PTFs, operating system upgrades, maintenance activities, and infrastructure improvements.
• Perform problem isolation, root cause analysis, incident resolution, and follow-up for IBM i software, hardware, application, and user-reported issues in a production environment.
• Review system and application logs, verify scheduled jobs, backup completion, and maintain High Availability (MIMIX/PowerHA) and Disaster Recovery environments.
• Install, upgrade, configure, test, and maintain IBM i and third‑party software applications.
• Control user access, manage user profiles, authorities, passwords, and maintain a secure IBM i environment including SOX compliance activities.
• Administer and maintain the Automic scheduling environment and support enterprise batch operations.
• Provide L2 operational support across Windows/Linux servers, Microsoft Azure (preferred) or AWS cloud environments, VMware, enterprise storage, and backup platforms (Veeam/ExaGrid or equivalent).
• Participate in infrastructure automation initiatives using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting technologies.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Network, Security, Storage, and Application teams on production support, planned maintenance, infrastructure projects, and operational improvements.
• Participate in on‑call support for emergency Change Requests (CRs), Priority-1 (P1) incidents, planned maintenance, and Disaster Recovery activities.
• Prepare operational documentation, support internal/external audits, and continuously identify opportunities for automation and operational efficiency

Required Skills

• Proven hands‑on experience in IBM i (AS400/iSeries) Administration within enterprise production environments.
• Proven experience with IBM Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs), HMC, LPAR Administration, BRMS, IBM i Security Administration, User Profile Management, High Availability/Disaster Recovery (MIMIX/PowerHA or equivalent), Automic, CL (Control Language), Query/400, SQL Principles, DB2, FTP/SFTP, TCP/IP, IBM MQ, Client Access (iSeries Access), and SOX Compliance.
• Proven hands‑on experience supporting Windows Server and/or Linux Administration in production environments.
• Demonstrated operational experience supporting Microsoft Azure (preferred) or AWS Cloud Administration, including infrastructure monitoring, user administration, operational support, and incident resolution.
• Proven experience with VMware Administration, Enterprise Storage Administration, and Enterprise Backup platforms (Veeam, ExaGrid, or equivalent).
• Experience working within ITIL‑based production support environments covering Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and customer‑facing skills with the ability to independently handle production incidents and infrastructure issues.
• Experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting technologies for automation and operational efficiency.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise infrastructure across multiple technology domains in addition to IBM i.
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Dell PowerEdge Platforms, SAN/NAS Storage.
• VMware vSphere Administration.
• Azure and/or AWS infrastructure administration.
• Infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios, PRTG, or equivalent.
• JDE World, JDE OneWorld, Hawkeye, DBU, Crystal Reports.

Experience

• 4+ years of proven hands‑on experience supporting IBM i (AS400/iSeries) operating systems in enterprise production environments.
• 2+ years of demonstrated production support experience in one or more of the following areas: Microsoft Azure (preferred), AWS, Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Enterprise Storage, or Backup technologies.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate real‑world implementation, administration, troubleshooting, and production support experience across the technologies listed above during technical interviews.