Senior IBM i Systems Engineer: Lead & Optimize Systems

Uline Inc.; Pleasant Prairie, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Bonus programs

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Tuition assistance

On-site cafe

Fitness center

Job summary

Uline seeks a Senior Systems Engineer - IBM i to design, optimize and support our IBM i infrastructure at the Pleasant Prairie headquarters. The role focuses on keeping critical systems secure, current and highly available while partnering with application and database teams on deployments.

You will lead daily operations, plan upgrades, document configurations and mentor the systems engineering team, joining a collaborative culture that values reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience with IBM i Technologies including CL, HMC, network configuration, Backup Recovery Media Services, data replication, HA/DR, and performance tuning.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and customer service skills.
• Uline does not participate in the H-1B lottery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operation, monitoring and performance tuning of IBM i environments, ensuring systems remain secure, up-to-date and aligned with IT policies.
• Manage backups, disaster recovery and high-availability solutions.
• Partner with application and database teams on deployments and troubleshooting.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations and capacity planning.
• Maintain clear, accurate documentation of configurations, procedures and policies.
• Mentor and support the systems engineer team.

Skills

IBM i

CL

HMC

Backups

HA/DR

Perf tuning

Capacity planning

Documentation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or CS

Job description

Uline seeks a Senior Systems Engineer - IBM i to design, optimize and support our IBM i infrastructure at the Pleasant Prairie headquarters. The role focuses on keeping critical systems secure, current and highly available while partnering with application and database teams on deployments.

You will lead daily operations, plan upgrades, document configurations and mentor the systems engineering team, joining a collaborative culture that values reliability and continuous improvement.