IBMi System Administrator

Penske Truck Leasing; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Truck Leasing is seeking a Systems Administrator – IBM i to build, patch, and maintain IBM i systems across on‑prem and offsite locations. You will support code deployments, storage provisioning, and HA/DR, while coordinating with offshore teams and participating in cross‑functional initiatives.

The role requires a relevant IT degree or equivalent experience, strong security and networking fundamentals, and a willingness to travel. Penske emphasizes reliability and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant system administration experience is acceptable in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage IBM i system infrastructure.
• Monitor systems daily and respond to performance issues.
• Assist with integrating new applications into environments.
• Build, patch, and maintain IBM i systems in on-prem and offsite locations.
• Install and maintain third-party applications for IBM i.
• Provision and manage storage for IBM i platforms.
• Maintain HA/DR solutions.
• Coordinate code deployments and shift turnovers with offshore teams.
• Write and maintain scripts to automate tasks.
• Participate in team projects and cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

IBM i familiarity

System security

Networking basics

Database concepts

On-call rotation

Travel willingness

Offshore coordination

Service desk experience

Scripting/automation

Education

Associate degree in IT/related field

Job description

What You Will Be Doing

As a Systems Administrator – IBM i, you will build, patch, and maintain IBM i systems and supporting hardware, virtualization, and storage for both on‑prem and remote locations. You will perform routine maintenance and operational checks, support code deployments, and coordinate shift turnovers with offshore teams. In addition, you will install, patch, and maintain third‑party applications supporting IBM i environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support IBM i system infrastructure.
• Monitor systems daily and respond promptly to performance or usability concerns.
• Assist with integrating new applications and technologies into existing environments.
• Build, patch, and maintain IBM i systems in both on‑premises and offsite environments.
• Install, patch, and maintain third‑party applications supporting IBM i platforms.
• Provision and manage storage for IBM i platforms.
• Maintain, upgrade and monitor HA/DR solutions.
• Perform routine operational tasks, including coordinating code deployments and shift turnovers with offshore teams.
• Participate in team projects and assist with smaller cross‑functional initiatives.
• Build, install, patch, maintain, and troubleshoot all aspects of IBM i technologies, both on‑premises and offsite.
• Provide operational support, including server monitoring, backups, patching, and other duties as required.
• Write and maintain scripts to automate repetitive or manual tasks.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or at least 1 year of relevant system administration experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 1 year of system engineering and/or IT support experience.
• Participate in rotating on-call schedule to respond to after‑hours issues escalated by internal teams as needed.
• Strong understanding of system security concepts, concerns, and vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with the IBM i operating system.
• Service desk or IBM i System Operator experience is preferred.
• Basic understanding of networking, security, and database concepts.
• Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of the role.
• Willingness to travel as required and work the assigned schedule and location.
• Successful completion of the Penske employment application, background investigation (including employment, education, and criminal history), and drug screening.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.