Lightedge · 2 hours ago
IBM Architect
Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expLightedge is seeking an IBM Architect who will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and operationalizing IBM Power Systems & PowerVS environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in IBM Power platforms and will be responsible for ensuring alignment with infrastructure best practices, security standards, and operational requirements.
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Responsibilities
Design, architect, and develop maintenance guidelines for IBM Power Systems environments, following industry and vendor best practices
Develop, deploy, and provide for administration around IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) environments, ensuring scalability, availability, and performance
Architect IBM AIX and IBM i deployments, including supporting system builds, upgrades, performance tuning, and lifecycle management
Design and support integration with POWER hardware, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise storage (FlashSystem, Pure Storage) systems to ensure reliable and high-throughput connectivity. Ensure secure and performant backup procedures utilizing BRMS & FSFC on VTL-backed infrastructure
Architect PowerVM, VIOS, and PowerVC tooling to manage virtualized IBM Power environments efficiently. Utilizing HMC, vHMC, and PowerCMC as integral management components is a must
Serve as top escalation contact for implemented architectures, recognizing that all Operations personnel are ultimately responsible for ensuring a great client experience
Ensure IBM environments are designed for security, resilience, and rapid recovery in the event of cyber incidents or system outages. Experience configuring and utilizing PowerHA, DB2 Mirror, and LPM preferred
Maintain architecture diagrams, system documentation, and operational standards to support governance, audits, and knowledge sharing. Ensure Automation is in-place supporting repeatable, consistent deployments
Work closely with infrastructure, networking, automation, storage, security, and operations teams to ensure consistent, secure, and supportable solutions
Assist the Sales team as an IBM Power subject-matter expert during customer engagements and solution design discussions when needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
10+ years of hands-on experience with IBM Power Systems environments
Proven experience developing and administering IBM PowerVS environments
Strong expertise with IBM AIX and IBM i architecture and administration
Experience with POWER hardware, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise storage
Hands-on experience administering PowerVC
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
Preferred
Experience configuring and utilizing PowerHA, DB2 Mirror, and LPM preferred
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
Recent News
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