Senior IBM i Systems Engineer - Power & HA Expert

Lightedge; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LightEdge Solutions in Ashburn, VA, seeks an experienced IBMi SR Engineer to design, implement, and support the IBM i (AS/400) platform and related networking. You will work with BRMS, MIMIX, and enterprise tape libraries to secure backups and high availability.

The role requires 10+ years hands-on IBM Power experience, familiarity with HMC/Hardware Management Console, PowerVM, VIOS, and strong communication and teamwork skills. On-call duties and collaboration across teams are expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on IBM Power environment experience.
• Experience with PowerVM and VIOS is a plus.
• Familiarity with MIMIX, iTerra, etc for high availability.
• Proficient in BRMS and tape library architecture.
• Experience with OS/400 security and user management.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, Implement and support various aspects of the IBMi (iSeries-AS/400) platform
• Maintain and deploy any required operating system upgrades and PTF installations
• Design, maintain IBM iSeries backups utilizing BRMS, FSFC, and VTL
• Knowledge to setup BRMS software and enterprise tape library architecture (save/restore) Expert level
• Knowledge to set up and configure Full System Flash Copy(FSFC) Expert level
• Knowledge of Mimix replication software, or similar software experience, is required
• Knowledge of Help Systems tools such as CCSS, Robot Scheduler, Robot Alert, Nagios or similar software is required
• Perform Tuning and Capacity planning as required for all IBM iSeries Systems/Logical Partitions
• Provide tier-3 support for operations and applications teams where possible
• Assist with various object implementations when requested and adhere to IBM iSeries object level security best practices
• Task oriented, capable of managing multiple work streams while maintaining focus on results
• Provide 3rd tier support for escalated issues regarding customer systems
• Ability to communicate clearly in a large enterprise environment
• Able to support 24/7 on-call-Perform basic hardware maintenance activities
• Understand and recommend IBM OS400 system and user security
• Provide technical support, training and direction to NOC staff and other team members
• Configure partitions and systems using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) through traditional HMC and Virtual HMC
• Interface to vendor support organization(s) and work through problem resolution

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

MIMIX

iTerra

BRMS

FSFC

VTL

PowerVM

VIOS

HMC

Job description

LightEdge Solutions in Ashburn, VA, seeks an experienced IBMi SR Engineer to design, implement, and support the IBM i (AS/400) platform and related networking. You will work with BRMS, MIMIX, and enterprise tape libraries to secure backups and high availability.

The role requires 10+ years hands-on IBM Power experience, familiarity with HMC/Hardware Management Console, PowerVM, VIOS, and strong communication and teamwork skills. On-call duties and collaboration across teams are expected.