IBM i (AS400) Consultant

Sourcebae; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sourcebae is seeking an experienced IBM i administrator to manage enterprise production environments across IBM i, Windows/Linux, and cloud platforms. You will handle system installation, PTFs, security, backups, and HA/DR while enabling automation and efficient operations.

You will work with Automic, MIMIX/PowerHA, BRMS, and IBM MQ to maintain a robust infrastructure, reporting to IT operations. Hybrid or on-prem deployment experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on IBM i administration in enterprise production environments.
• Experience with PTFs, HMC/LPAR, BRMS, IBM i security, user management, and SOX compliance.
• Operational support across Windows/Linux, cloud, VMware, storage, and backup platforms.

Responsibilities

• IBM i administration including system installation, PTFs, software install/config, HMC/LPAR, security, and OS maintenance.
• Daily monitoring of hardware, resources, performance, backups, and critical processes.
• Plan and implement hardware/software upgrades, PTFs, OS upgrades, and maintenance.
• Perform problem isolation, incident resolution, and root cause analysis in production.
• Review logs, verify backups, and maintain High Availability/DR (MIMIX/PowerHA).
• Install/upgrade IBM i and third-party apps; manage user access and SOX controls.
• Administer Automic scheduling and enterprise batch operations.
• L2 support across Linux/Azure/AWS, VMware, storage, backup; collaborate with multiple teams.
• Participate in on-call for CRs and P1 incidents; document operations and audits.

Skills

IBM i Administration

PTFs/HMC/LPAR

SOX compliance

Azure/AWS/VMware/Storage/Backup

Troubleshooting production systems

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

Tools

AutomicScheduling

MIMIX/PowerHA

BRMS

IBM MQ

iSeries Access / Client Access

Query/400

SQL/DB2

FTP/SFTP

TCP/IP

Veeam/ExaGrid

Job description

• 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.

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 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.
• 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.