Sr IBM i Platform & Power Systems Engineer

Oshkosh•Menasha, WI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Plans, designs, implements, and supports the server systems, including IBM Power servers, IBM i OS partitions, HMC, VIO Servers, and IBM DS storage arrays. The position ensures stability of our mission-critical ERP platforms while driving innovation in observability, automation, and security. The preferred location for this role is at our Menasha Data Center in Menasha, WI, with relocation assistance available for candidates who are not local. This position follows Oshkosh Corporation’s hybrid work model, with three days in-office and two days remote each week.

Requirements

Five (4) or more years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Proven expertise with HMC, MIMIX HA/DR, VIO server, and IBM DS storage.
Strong understanding of ITIL processes, incident resolution, and stakeholder engagement.
Demonstrated skills in troubleshooting, CL scripting, and infrastructure design.
Ability to work standard business hours, with availability for after-hours/weekend work during patching, OS upgrades, and on-call rotations.
Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field.
Experience managing IBM i OS and IBM Power hardware environments.
Experience implementing observability and AIOps initiatives to reduce noise, accelerate incident response, and drive predictive insights.
Familiar with Fortra products (Alert, Console, Compliance Monitor, Exit Point Manager) or similar products.
Background in driving platform security initiatives and automating compliance.

Responsibilities

Serve as the escalation point for complex operational support, troubleshooting, security enforcement, and performance tuning across IBM Power systems and IBM i OS environments.
End-to-end management of the ecosystem spanning hardware, virtualization, and operating system administration.
Administer IBM VIOS, including configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Drive the adoption of observability and AIOps practices to improve monitoring, reduce mean time to resolution, and proactively identify issues.
Advance automation through Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, CL) to modify best practices, streamline patching/compliance, and reduce operational overhead and repetitive work.
Support the design, testing, deployment and support of HA/DR solutions (MIMIX or similar) to ensure ERP availability and business continuity.
Provide mentoring, guidance, and strong communication to bridge technical and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment with modernization initiatives.