IBM i engineer

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge.

• Strong experience administering IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) environments in medium to large enterprise organizations.
• Solid knowledge of IBM Power Systems architecture and infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with HMC administration, VIOS management, and PowerVM virtualization.
• Experience planning and executing IBM i OS upgrades and PTF maintenance.
• Planning and executing lifecycle maintenance across IBM Power servers, system firmware, HMC, VIOS, IBM i, and supporting infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across operating system, infrastructure, and storage layers.
• Experience with IPC management processes.
• Knowledge of backup and recovery concepts, BRMS, and disaster recovery practices.
• Experience with SAN-connected IBM Power environments.
• Understanding of IBM i security, user management, system values, auditing, and compliance requirements.
• Experience working with high availability and replication technologies.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and lead technical investigations.
• Communication skills and ability to work directly with customers and vendors.

Nice to have:

• Experience with PowerHA, MIMIX, iCluster, or other IBM i replication technologies.
• Knowledge of enterprise storage platforms such as Dell EMC, Hitachi, or HP storage solutions.
• Experience with DataDomain, ProtecTIER, LaserVault, VTL, or tape-based backup infrastructures.
• Experience with monitoring platforms and custom monitoring development.
• Knowledge of CL, SQL, RPG, or other IBM i automation technologies.
• Experience building automation scripts and operational tooling.
• Exposure to infrastructure migrations, data center relocations, and platform modernization programs.
• IBM Power Systems and IBM i certifications.

• Managing IBM Power Systems infrastructure, including Power servers, HMC, VIOS, LPARs, and PowerVM virtualization.
• Planning and executing IBM i operating system upgrades, PTF maintenance, security updates, and lifecycle activities.
• Leading infrastructure modernization, migrations, hardware refreshes, and platform upgrades.
• Performing root cause analysis for incidents and driving permanent resolution of recurring issues.
• Designing and implementing disaster recovery, backup, and high availability solutions, including PowerHA and replication technologies.
• Owning IBM Power and IBM i configuration for SAN-connected environments and coordinating zoning, masking, mapping, and storage allocation with SAN and storage teams.
• Supporting security compliance activities, audits, access management, certificate administration, and security hardening initiatives.
• Defining monitoring strategies, improving operational tooling, and driving automation across the IBM i environment.
• Planning capacity, performance optimization, and resource utilization for business-critical systems.
• Supporting enterprise backup and recovery solutions, including BRMS, tape, VTL, and DataDomain technologies.
• Supporting software entitlement and license-key readiness for hardware migrations and platform lifecycle activities.

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