IBM i / AS400 Systems Administrator - Production & DR

Ventures Unlimited, Inc.

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Ventures Unlimited, Inc. is seeking an IBM i/AS400 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR to provide hands-on production support and ensure high availability. You will manage systems, backups, DR activities and OS/PTF maintenance, while coordinating with application, network and security teams.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, incident/change management, and documentation skills to maintain reliable AS400 operations.

Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience in IBM i / AS400 system administration and production support.
Experience in system monitoring, job/subsystem management, job queues, output queues and BRMS related recovery activities.
OS/PTF maintenance, patching, upgrades and system health checks.
Troubleshoot system performance, connectivity and production issues with cross-team coordination.
Knowledge of storage/DASD management and capacity monitoring.

Responsibilities

Administer and provide day-to-day operational support for IBM i / AS400 environments, ensuring system availability and performance.
Monitor IBM i systems, subsystems, jobs, queues and storage utilization, addressing operational issues proactively.
Handle incidents, service requests, problems and changes related to the AS400 environment per agreed processes.
Perform user-profile administration, password resets and access/authority management.
Perform and support backup, restore, recovery and disaster-recovery activities including DR planning.
Plan and execute IBM i OS/PTF upgrades and technology refreshes.
Coordinate with application, network, storage, security and business teams for end-to-end operations.
Identify opportunities for automation and operational improvements in AS400 administration.