Senior IBM Power & i Systems Engineer — Remote

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Senior IBM i Series / IBM Power Systems Engineer to join our infrastructure and platform services team. You will implement, migrate, support, and optimize IBM Power and IBM i environments for enterprise customers.

You will lead platform implementation projects, manage migrations and upgrades, create documentation, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure project success. Occasional travel to client sites is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting 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 in a clear and concise manner.
• 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

HMC Admin

CL

SQL

COBOL

RPG

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Senior IBM i Series / IBM Power Systems Engineer to join our infrastructure and platform services team. You will implement, migrate, support, and optimize IBM Power and IBM i environments for enterprise customers.

You will lead platform implementation projects, manage migrations and upgrades, create documentation, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure project success. Occasional travel to client sites is required.