Architect

Jobtailor; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced IBM Power Architect to design and govern Power Systems environments in Des Moines. You will lead the development of maintenance guidelines, deploy PowerVS solutions, and architect AIX/IBM i deployments with secure, scalable architectures.

You will collaborate across infrastructure, storage, and security teams to ensure resilient, high-performance systems and effective backup strategies, while supporting sales engagements as a subject-matter expert.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/IT/Engineering.
• 10+ years hands-on experience with IBM Power Systems environments.
• Proven experience developing and administering IBM PowerVS environments.
• Strong expertise with IBM AIX and IBM i architecture and administration.
• Experience with POWER hardware, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise storage.
• Hands-on experience administering PowerVC.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and develop maintenance guidelines for IBM Power Systems environments.
• Develop, deploy, and administer IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) environments for scalability and performance.
• Architect IBM AIX and IBM i deployments, including system builds, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Design and support integration with POWER hardware, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise storage for high-throughput connectivity; ensure secure backups using BRMS & FSFC on VTL-backed infrastructure.
• Architect PowerVM, VIOS, and PowerVC tooling; use HMC, vHMC, and PowerCMC as key management components.
• Serve as escalation contact for architectures; ensure exceptional client experience across Operations.
• Ensure security, resilience, and rapid recovery; experience with PowerHA, DB2 Mirror, and LPM preferred.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, docs, and standards to support governance and audits; enable repeatable deployments through automation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, automation, storage, security, and operations teams for secure, supportable solutions.
• Assist Sales as an IBM Power SME in customer engagements and design discussions.

Skills

IBM Power Systems

PowerVS

AIX & IBM i architecture

Power hardware & storage

PowerVC, HMC & vHMC

Security, resilience, and recovery

Automation & governance

Documentation & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

BRMS

FSFC

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and develop maintenance guidelines for IBM Power Systems environments, following industry and vendor best practices.
• Develop, deploy, and provide for administration around IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) environments, ensuring scalability, availability, and performance.
• Architect IBM AIX and IBM i deployments, including supporting system builds, upgrades, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
• Design and support integration with POWER hardware, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise storage (FlashSystem, Pure Storage) systems to ensure reliable and high-throughput connectivity. Ensure secure and performant backup procedures utilizing BRMS & FSFC on VTL‑backed infrastructure.
• Architect PowerVM, VIOS, and PowerVC tooling to manage virtualized IBM Power environments efficiently. Utilizing HMC, vHMC, and PowerCMC as integral management components is a must.
• Serve as top escalation contact for implemented architectures, recognizing that all Operations personnel are ultimately responsible for ensuring a great client experience.
• Ensure IBM environments are designed for security, resilience, and rapid recovery in the event of cyber incidents or system outages. Experience configuring and utilizing PowerHA, DB2 Mirror, and LPM preferred.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, system documentation, and operational standards to support governance, audits, and knowledge sharing. Ensure automation is in place supporting repeatable, consistent deployments.
• Work closely with infrastructure, networking, automation, storage, security, and operations teams to ensure consistent, secure, and supportable solutions.
• Assist the Sales team as an IBM Power subject‑matter expert during customer engagements and solution design discussions when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience with IBM Power Systems environments
• Proven experience developing and administering IBM PowerVS environments
• Strong expertise with IBM AIX and IBM i architecture and administration
• Experience with POWER hardware, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise storage
• Hands‑on experience administering PowerVC
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills