Senior IBM i Systems Engineer - Power, HA & MIMIX

Lightedge; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LightEdge Solutions is seeking an experienced IBMi- SR Engineer to design, implement and support the IBM i platform across client environments. You will manage OS upgrades, PTFs, backups with BRMS/FSFC/VTL, and configure Flash Copy and HA replication (MIMIX/iTera).

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of IBM Power experience, PowerVM/ VIOS skills, and strong TCP/IP networking aptitude. On-call with 24/7 support responsibilities is expected in a dynamic, enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• At least ten (10) years hands-on IBM Power experience.
• Experience with IBM iSeries OS/400 and related tooling.
• Experience with replication or high availability software such as MIMIX or iTera.
• Knowledge of BRMS, FSFC and VTL backup architectures.
• Proficiency with HMC and virtual HMC for partitions and system management.
• Strong TCP/IP networking knowledge.
• Experience with PowerVM, VIOS and Live Partition Mobility.
• Ability to communicate clearly in a large enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support the IBMi (iSeries-AS/400) platform.
• Maintain and deploy required OS upgrades and PTF installations.
• Design and maintain IBM iSeries backups using BRMS, FSFC and VTL.
• Set up BRMS software and enterprise tape library architecture (save/restore).
• Configure Full System Flash Copy (FSFC) environments.
• Utilize MIMIX or similar HA replication software.
• Support IBM i systems with problem resolution and root cause analysis.
• Provide tier-3 support for operations and applications teams.
• Assist with object implementations and enforce IBM i security best practices.
• Perform capacity planning and tuning for IBM i partitions.

Skills

IBM Power

PowerVM

TCP/IP networking

On-call readiness

Problem solving

Tools

MIMIX

iTerra

PowerHA

BRMS

FSFC

VTL

HMC

VIOS

Job description

LightEdge Solutions is seeking an experienced IBMi- SR Engineer to design, implement and support the IBM i platform across client environments. You will manage OS upgrades, PTFs, backups with BRMS/FSFC/VTL, and configure Flash Copy and HA replication (MIMIX/iTera).

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of IBM Power experience, PowerVM/ VIOS skills, and strong TCP/IP networking aptitude. On-call with 24/7 support responsibilities is expected in a dynamic, enterprise environment.