Remote Senior IBM Power & IBM i Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior IBM i Series / IBM Power Systems Engineer to design, implement, migrate, and optimize IBM Power environments for enterprise clients. You will lead implementation projects, perform hardware deployments, OS migrations, and provide expert-level troubleshooting and documentation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicate complex concepts clearly, and travel to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting and administering IBM Power Systems and IBM i Series environments.
• Strong expertise in IBM Power hardware installation, maintenance, and infrastructure management.
• Deep knowledge of IBM i OS administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and system recovery.
• Hands-on experience with HMC (Hardware Management Console) administration.
• Experience performing firmware, operating system, and PTF upgrades.
• Proven experience building and configuring LPARs and restoring systems from physical and virtual media.
• Working knowledge of CL, SQL, COBOL, and RPG programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute IBM i platform implementation projects while collaborating with internal teams and customers.
• Deliver projects in alignment with customer requirements, project timelines, and onboarding milestones.
• Perform IBM Power server installations, including hardware deployment, racking, stacking, configuration, and commissioning.
• Plan and execute IBM i operating system migrations, upgrades, and environment transformations.
• Provide regular project updates to stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, implementation procedures, and best practices for IBM i environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex IBM i infrastructure and operating system issues.
• Act as an escalation point for critical incidents and provide expert-level support for customer environments.
• Participate in technical planning discussions and provide recommendations for IBM Power and IBM i platform strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve service delivery, operational efficiency, and platform stability.
• Support after-hours maintenance activities, upgrades, migrations, and critical customer requirements as needed.
• Travel to customer locations for onsite installations, migrations, and project engagements.

Skills

IBM Power Systems

IBM i Series / AS/400

HMC administration

SQL

COBOL

RPG

CL programming

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior IBM i Series / IBM Power Systems Engineer to design, implement, migrate, and optimize IBM Power environments for enterprise clients. You will lead implementation projects, perform hardware deployments, OS migrations, and provide expert-level troubleshooting and documentation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicate complex concepts clearly, and travel to client sites as needed.