Senior IBM Power & IBM i Systems Engineer (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced Senior IBM i Series / IBM Power Systems Engineer to implement, migrate, and optimize IBM Power Systems and IBM i environments for enterprise clients.

You will lead platform implementation projects, manage hardware deployments, migrations, and troubleshooting while collaborating with internal teams and customers. Travel to client sites is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with IBM Power Systems and IBM i OS environments.
• Strong expertise in hardware installation, maintenance, and infrastructure management.
• Deep knowledge of IBM i OS administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and system recovery.
• Hands-on experience with HMC administration.
• Experience performing firmware, OS, and PTF upgrades.
• Proven ability to build/configure LPARs and restore systems from physical/virtual media.
• Working knowledge of CL, SQL, COBOL, and RPG programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute IBM i platform implementation projects with customers.
• Deliver projects aligned with requirements, timelines, and onboarding milestones.
• Perform IBM Power server installations, including hardware deployment and commissioning.
• Plan and execute IBM i OS migrations, upgrades, and environment transformations.
• Provide regular project updates and communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and procedures.

Skills

IBM Power Systems

IBM I Series (AS/400)

CL

SQL

COBOL

RPG

Troubleshooting

Customer-facing consulting

Tools

HMC

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced Senior IBM i Series / IBM Power Systems Engineer to implement, migrate, and optimize IBM Power Systems and IBM i environments for enterprise clients.

You will lead platform implementation projects, manage hardware deployments, migrations, and troubleshooting while collaborating with internal teams and customers. Travel to client sites is required.