IBM i-Series IT Administrator

Position Overview:

The Senior IBM i Series IT Administrator will provide senior level administration and operational support for enterprise IBM i environments. This role focuses on platform stability, security, performance, and availability while partnering with application, infrastructure, and client teams. The engagement is expected to begin as a one year contract with the potential to convert to a full time role with the end client based on business needs and performance.

 

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and maintain IBM i operating environments across physical and virtual LPAR platforms.

• Apply Program Temporary Fixes, cumulative fix packs, and technology refresh updates following change management standards.

• Manage logical partitions, system values, subsystems, memory pools, and workload configurations.

• Monitor system health, disk utilization, auxiliary storage pool usage, and resource thresholds using Collection Services and Performance Tools for IBM i.

• Maintain system documentation, standard operating procedures, and configuration baselines.

• Administer IBM i security including user and group profiles, object authority, adopted authority, and special authority management.

• Configure and maintain system auditing, security exit programs, and compliance reporting aligned with client and regulatory standards.

• Design and manage BRMS backup strategies including full, incremental, and journal based backups.

• Administer high availability and disaster recovery solutions and participate in recovery testing exercises.

• Administer DB2 for IBM i including schema management, database performance tuning, journaling, and SQL optimization.

• Manage IBM i networking services including TCP IP configuration, DNS, FTP and secure file transfer services.

• Support job scheduling and automation using enterprise scheduling tools and custom CL based automation.

• Collaborate with development teams supporting RPG, COBOL, SQL, and Java workloads.

• Serve as a senior technical advisor for IBM i infrastructure initiatives, assessments, and migrations.

• Mentor junior administrators and contribute to knowledge sharing within the IBM i practice.

 

Qualifications:

 

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in information technology or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Eight or more years of hands on IBM i system administration experience in enterprise environments.

• Expert knowledge of IBM i operating system versions 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5.

• Demonstrated expertise with BRMS backup and recovery planning and execution.

• Advanced experience administering DB2 for IBM i including SQL, DDS, and performance tuning.

• Experience with IBM i high availability solutions such as MIMIX, iTera, or PowerHA.

• Advanced skills in CL programming, job scheduling, and workload automation.

• Strong understanding of IBM i security architecture, auditing, and compliance practices.

• Experience supporting TCP IP networking, IBM Access Client Solutions, and IBM i Access services.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and present technical information.

 

Preferred Skills:

• IBM Certified Systems Expert for IBM i or equivalent certification.

• Experience with IBM Power Systems hardware, virtual IO server, and hardware management console administration.

• Familiarity with DevOps practices on IBM i including RDi, source control, and continuous integration workflows.

• Experience supporting regulated environments such as healthcare, financial services, or public sector organizations.

• Prior consulting or client facing experience within managed services or professional services organizations.

 

Tools and Technologies:

• IBM i OS 7.x administration

• BRMS backup and recovery

• DB2 for IBM i and SQL

• High availability and disaster recovery solutions

• IBM i security and auditing

• CL programming and automation

• Enterprise job scheduling tools

• IBM Access Client Solutions

• Collection Services and Performance Tools for IBM i