IBM i Systems Administrator
About The Position
The IBM i Systems Administrator administers, secures, maintains, and optimizes the organization’s IBM i environment and its connected applications and infrastructure. The role helps ensure the availability, reliability, performance, and recoverability of systems that support manufacturing, finance, and operations across multiple facilities. Working with infrastructure, application, and business teams, the administrator monitors daily processing, supports the Infor LX ERP environment, resolves technical issues, and contributes to upgrades, strategic initiatives, and continuous operational improvement. The position is performed in an in-person office environment, with occasional duties outside the typical office setting. It requires occasional travel and participation in an on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Five or more years of production experience administering IBM i environments.
- Strong knowledge of IBM i, Db2 for i, IBM Power Systems, security, performance tuning, and backup and recovery.
- Proficiency with IBM Navigator for i, HMC, and related platform-management and troubleshooting tools.
- Experience supporting ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience automating administrative tasks with CL, SQL, or comparable scripting tools.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work on-site, travel occasionally, and participate in an on-call rotation.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds unassisted, climb stairs, and crawl beneath desks and in tight areas.
- Ability to interact with people and technology while standing or sitting, and communicate face-to-face and by phone.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- IBM i administration certification.
- Experience with Infor LX, high-availability or replication technologies, RPG, web services, APIs, or third-party integrations.
Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain IBM Power Systems, IBM i, Db2 for i, and related infrastructure.
- Monitor QSYSOPR messages, hardware alerts, system health, capacity, CPU, memory, and storage.
- Manage scheduled and active batch jobs; resolve message waits and failures to ensure timely nightly processing.
- Provide first-line support for Infor LX and troubleshoot IBM i hardware, operating system, database, application, and network issues.
- Manage printer and output queues, spool files, overlays, forms, labels, and environment refreshes.
- Apply operating system upgrades, patches, PTFs, and software deployments with minimal business disruption.
- Manage and test backup, restoration, disaster recovery, and business continuity procedures.
- Administer user profiles, authorities, and security controls; monitor logs and coordinate vulnerability remediation.
- Optimize workloads, job schedules, memory, storage, and system performance; report on capacity and operational risks.
- Maintain accurate system, security, backup, recovery, and operational documentation.
- Collaborate with IT and business teams on application support, migrations, upgrades, integrations, and implementations.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and perform other duties as business needs evolve.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
