Senior System Engineer - IBM i (AS400)

First Citizens Bank•Raleigh, NC

31d•$120,000 - $180,000

About The Position

IBM i (AS/400) Senior System Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in enterprise systems administration, architecture, and operations across commercial, financial, manufacturing, and government environments. Expert in IBM Power Systems (Power 8, 9, 10) setup, configuration, migration, and performance optimization, with a proven track record in high availability, disaster recovery, and compliance-driven environments. Adept at managing LPARs, HMCs, VIOS, and complex replication environments to ensure operational resilience and business continuity. Demonstrated success in upgrading and maintaining OS releases, implementing enterprise-wide security standards, and achieving SOX compliance through rigorous auditing, reporting, and access controls.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience in Systems engineer including systems programmer, scripting, troubleshooting OR High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Systems engineer including systems programmer, scripting, troubleshooting
IBM i (AS/400) Administration
IBM i (AS/400) Performance Tuning
IBM i (AS/400) Object security
Power 9 and Power 10 Host server administration
LPAR management
HMC configuration
VIOS administration
PTF maintenance
Image catalog
DR exercises
WebSphere server
OS upgrades
HA configuration using IBM's LPM
Websphere

Nice To Haves

Forta/PowerTech IBM i (AS/400) tools (e.g. Robot Scheduler and Performance Navigator)
Mimix HA

Responsibilities

Provides consultative direction and technical advice relating to the Bank's operating systems, software, and hardware infrastructure. Supports all areas of Technology and Operations. Leads strategic designs, initiatives, and contributes to the analysis of new and existing Bank technologies.
Leads new technologies spanning hardware platforms, different operating systems, and database management systems. Coordinates network communication and application and data integration methods for new technologies. Performs planning and documentation throughout support activities. Leads processes related to strategic designs and implementations, backup, recovery, data security, and other disaster recovery functions. Resolves complex technical problems and failures, and automates tasks for improved efficiencies.
Leads assigned technical projects ensuring accurate, timely, and quality delivery of project objectives. Guides the development and execution of project tasks.
Maintains a strong knowledge base in order to effectively create and maintain strategic technology plans and to direct others on technical matters. Communicates effective and clear technical information across platforms.

Benefits

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

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