Lightedge · 3 months ago
Sr. Systems Engineer - IBMi
Washington D.C.
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expLightEdge is an enterprise-grade cloud services and colocation company focused on the needs of businesses and their critical IT requirements. They are seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer for their IBMi team, responsible for understanding client requirements, technical design, solution implementation, and maintenance of the IBMi platform. The role involves providing support, documentation, and communication with clients and team members.
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Responsibilities
Design, Implement and support various aspects of the IBMi (iSeries-AS/400) platform
Maintain and deploy any required operating system upgrades and PTF installations
Design, maintain IBM iSeries backups utilizing BRMS, FSFC, and VTL
Knowledge to setup BRMS software and enterprise tape library architecture (save/restore) Expert level
Knowledge to set up and configure Full System Flash Copy(FSFC) Expert level
Knowledge of Mimix replication software, or similar software experience, is required
Knowledge of Help Systems tools such as CCSS, Robot Scheduler, Robot Alert, Nagios or similar software is required
Perform Tuning and Capacity planning as required for all IBM iSeries Systems/Logical Partitions
Provide tier-3 support for operations and applications teams where possible
Assist with various object implementations when requested and adhere to IBM iSeries object level security best practices
Task oriented, capable of managing multiple work streams while maintaining focus on results
Provide 3rd tier support for escalated issues regarding customer systems
Ability to communicate clearly in a large enterprise environment
Able to support 24/7 on-call-Perform basic hardware maintenance activities
Understand and recommend IBM OS400 system and user security
Provide technical support, training and direction to NOC staff and other team members
Configure partitions and systems using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) through traditional HMC and Virtual HMC
Interface to vendor support organization(s) and work through problem resolution
Qualification
Required
At least Ten (10) years hands-on experience in working and supporting IBM Power environment and related networking equipment
Primarily responsible for the maintenance and administration of Power (IBMi servers, multiple partitions), including message handling, command line utilities, work management, job and print control, device management, system configuration and security setups, backup and restore, client access application, external process and/or file transfer integration, and PTFs management
Knowing and supporting TCP/IP networking
Experience with replication or HA software like MIMIX or iTera
Design, Implement and support various aspects of the IBMi (iSeries-AS/400) platform
Maintain and deploy any required operating system upgrades and PTF installations
Design, maintain IBM iSeries backups utilizing BRMS, FSFC, and VTL
Knowledge to setup BRMS software and enterprise tape library architecture (save/restore) Expert level
Knowledge to set up and configure Full System Flash Copy(FSFC) Expert level
Knowledge of Mimix replication software, or similar software experience
Knowledge of Help Systems tools such as CCSS, Robot Scheduler, Robot Alert, Nagios or similar software
Perform Tuning and Capacity planning as required for all IBM iSeries Systems/Logical Partitions
Provide tier-3 support for operations and applications teams where possible
Assist with various object implementations when requested and adhere to IBM iSeries object level security best practices
Task oriented, capable of managing multiple work streams while maintaining focus on results
Provide 3rd tier support for escalated issues regarding customer systems
Ability to communicate clearly in a large enterprise environment
Able to support 24/7 on-call
Perform basic hardware maintenance activities
Understand and recommend IBM OS400 system and user security
Provide technical support, training and direction to NOC staff and other team members
Configure partitions and systems using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) through traditional HMC and Virtual HMC
Interface to vendor support organization(s) and work through problem resolution
Preferred
Knowledge of AS/400 system administration and troubleshooting
Knowledge of AS400 High Availability setup, configuration and administration of MIMIX, iTerra, etc
Experience with PowerVM and VIOS a plus for future designs
Experience with PowerVC as well as Live partition mobility a plus
Proficient in LPAR design, build and validation (Logical Partitioning) a plus
Proficient in planning and upgrading the IBMi operating system (OS/400) and HMC/Firmware
Proficient in IBM iSeries work management
Knowledge of network protocols and troubleshooting skills. IBM iSeries TCP/IP configuration and NETSTAT troubleshooting
Knowledge of IBMi networked systems, access and security guidelines and procedures
Skill in solving technically challenging problems involving IBMi based critical applications and hardware issues
Skill in prioritizing and balancing multiple tasks
Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other LightEdge employees
Skill in providing excellent customer service
Skill in working in a teamwork environment
Company
Lightedge
Lightedge delivers technology solutions that bring the operational benefits of the public cloud to enterprise IT workloads.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$5M2021-09-01Acquired
2004-04-23Private Equity· $5M
Leadership Team
Amy Spyksma
Sr. Director of Partner Development
Jeff Lucich
Partner Success Director
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