Infrastructure Senior Engineer - IBMi

Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association • Denver, CO

123d • $125,000 - $145,000 • Remote

About The Position

Looking for a career where you can give back to those who have supported you? Have a favorite teacher or snowplow driver who helped you through a storm or maybe a State Trooper that let you off with a warning? If so, there is a good chance they are a PERA member. Colorado PERA provides retirement benefits for Colorado State Employees, like many teachers, snowplow drivers and State Troopers. Come join the team and give back to those who have helped you. Colorado PERA's Information Technology team is expanding, and we're looking for talented individuals to join us! We have an immediate opening for an IBM i Senior Engineer who can support multiple IBM Power Servers, IBM i and VIOS LPARs, physical HMCs, and backup and recovery using BRMS, Full-System FlashCopy, SANs, and encryption. You will be the go-to-person for all things IBM i for our information technology and application development teams.

Requirements

• Degree in technical (STEM) field and four years' experience in technical role preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of IBM i infrastructure environments (e.g. operating systems, hardware, data center, security, network, end user and server/web related applications) considering security implications in all initiatives.
• Strong experience with Storage Area Networks, fiber channel connectivity, SAN fabric switches, and encryption.
• Experience and exposure to DevOps infrastructure needs, automation, and monitoring.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, oral, and writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability working on multiple concurrent projects with close interaction with other team members.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and implement multiple IBM i initiatives with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery, stability, and continuous improvement of PERA's Pension Administration infrastructure services on IBM Power, ensuring alignment with business and IT objectives.
• Responsible for all aspects of IBM i operations including problem solving, management, support, automation, and underlying IBM i infrastructure.
• Organize, manage, and implement IBM infrastructure initiatives from planning through delivery, ensuring quality, timeliness, communication, and alignment with organizational goals, always keeping security primary.
• Develop a strong partnership with application development and DevOps teams.
• Management and implementation of IBM hardware and software upgrades including operating systems, Power Servers, FlashSystem SANs, HMCs, and 3rd party applications.
• Ensure, improve, and test backup and recovery of all LPARs between our production systems and secondary warm site data center systems.
• Plan, organize, and implement multiple IBM i initiatives with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Pension and retirement plans including PERA's defined benefit plan.
• Generous paid time off and volunteer hours.
• 401(k) employer match.
• 457 defined contribution plan.
• Free on-site parking.
• Free on-site fitness center.
• Training, leadership, and mentoring programs.
• Flexible work environment with remote options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree