IN-Sr Technical Consultant - Cloud - AS400, IBM i OS administration
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What you'll do
- Administer and maintain IBM i (V7R4 / V7R5) systems on IBM Power hardware, including LPAR and VIOS-level operations.
- Perform OS upgrades, PTF/cumulative patch application, and system maintenance during scheduled windows.
- Manage user profiles, authorities, subsystems, job queues, and system values.
- Monitor system health, performance, and disk utilisation; respond to and resolve incidents within SLA.
- Execute and validate backup and recovery operations (BRMS and/or Commvault), including periodic restore testing.
- Support DR activities and participate in DR drills for IBM i workloads.
- Manage incidents, changes, and service requests through ServiceNow, maintaining accurate records and adhering to change management processes.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams (backup, patching, storage, network) and with customers on scheduled activities and issue resolution.
- Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and system documentation.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 5+ years of hands-on IBM i / AS400 administration.
- Strong knowledge of IBM Power architecture, LPAR concepts, and VIOS.
- Proficiency in IBM i OS administration: system values, work management, security/authorities, PTF management, and OS upgrades.
- Experience with backup/recovery on IBM i (BRMS and/or Commvault).
- Working knowledge of CL programming and IBM i command environment.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem) and ticketing tools such as ServiceNow.
- Ability to work in a shift/on-call model supporting 24x7 operations.
- Good communication skills for customer-facing coordination.
- Experience in a managed services or multi-customer cloud environment.
Nice to have
- Experience in managing AIX systems
- Exposure to patch management tooling (e.g., BigFix or any other) and enterprise backup platforms.
- Understanding of HA/DR solutions for IBM i (e.g., PowerHA, replication).
- IBM i / Power Systems certification.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Scope:
We are looking for an experienced AS400 / IBM i Administrator to manage and support IBM Power–based systems within a managed cloud services environment.
The role is responsible for the day-to-day administration, availability, patching, and backup/recovery of IBM i systems across multiple customer estates, working closely with backup, maintenance, and infrastructure teams to meet operational SLAs.
What you’ll do:
Administer and maintain IBM i (V7R4 / V7R5) systems on IBM Power hardware, including LPAR and VIOS-level operations.
Perform OS upgrades, PTF/cumulative patch application, and system maintenance during scheduled windows.
Manage user profiles, authorities, subsystems, job queues, and system values.
Monitor system health, performance, and disk utilisation; respond to and resolve incidents within SLA.
Execute and validate backup and recovery operations (BRMS and/or Commvault), including periodic restore testing.
Support DR activities and participate in DR drills for IBM i workloads.
Manage incidents, changes, and service requests through ServiceNow, maintaining accurate records and adhering to change management processes.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams (backup, patching, storage, network) and with customers on scheduled activities and issue resolution.
Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and system documentation.
What we are looking for:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
5+ years of hands-on IBM i / AS400 administration.
Strong knowledge of IBM Power architecture, LPAR concepts, and VIOS.
Proficiency in IBM i OS administration: system values, work management, security/authorities, PTF management, and OS upgrades.
Experience with backup/recovery on IBM i (BRMS and/or Commvault).
Working knowledge of CL programming and IBM i command environment.
Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem) and ticketing tools such as ServiceNow.
Ability to work in a shift/on-call model supporting 24x7 operations.
Good communication skills for customer-facing coordination.
Experience in a managed services or multi-customer cloud environment.
Experience in managing AIX systems
Exposure to patch management tooling (e.g., BigFix or any other) and enterprise backup platforms.
Understanding of HA/DR solutions for IBM i (e.g., PowerHA, replication).
IBM i / Power Systems certification.
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