Senior IBM i Applications Specialist

OpenText; Tinton Falls (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenText in New Jersey is seeking a Senior AS/400 (IBM i) Application Support Specialist to join our Enterprise Applications team. You will maintain and optimize mission-critical applications running on IBM i, ensuring availability, performance, and data integrity while supporting modernization.

You will work with development, infrastructure, vendors and business partners to resolve complex issues, implement improvements, and ensure adherence to ITIL processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise IBM i applications.
• Strong knowledge of IBM i, CL, DB2/400, and job scheduling.
• Experience with ITIL processes and enterprise data exchange (XML/EDI/FTP/PGP).
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholders and high-availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2/3 production support for IBM i applications.
• Monitor incidents, service requests, and resolve issues within SLAs.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and vendors for fixes.
• Participate in change, release, and modernization initiatives.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity activities.

Skills

IBM i (AS/400) expertise

CL (Control Language)

DB2/400

Job Scheduling & Batch Processing

System Monitoring & Performance

XML/EDI/AS2/FTP/PGP

Incident & Problem Management

ITIL familiarity

Automation & modernization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

IBM i modernization tools

APIs / Middleware

Security & governance tooling

Job description

OpenText in New Jersey is seeking a Senior AS/400 (IBM i) Application Support Specialist to join our Enterprise Applications team. You will maintain and optimize mission-critical applications running on IBM i, ensuring availability, performance, and data integrity while supporting modernization.

You will work with development, infrastructure, vendors and business partners to resolve complex issues, implement improvements, and ensure adherence to ITIL processes.