AS/400 administrator

Role: AS/400 administrator

Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI

Duration: Longterm contract

Summary:

Responsible for supporting IBM Power Systems, IBM i Operating Systems LPARs, and related hardware and software products by performing the following duties.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform IBM i administration, including system installs, PTF deployment, HMC maintenance, system firmware, software installation, configuration, custom development, and security requirements.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes.
• Review system logs, application logs and verify the successful completion of scheduled jobs, such as backups.
• Perform problem isolation, definition, resolution and follow-up for system, application, and customer problems.
• Provide monthly reporting regarding system performance and assist with capacity planning requirements.
• Maintain 3rd party software applications.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery testing.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the activities enumerated above.

Skills:

Basic CL programming knowledge

• Familiar with IBM i security concepts
• Some experience working with configuring Power hardware using an HMC.
• Experience with MIMIX, Connect CDC, and Attunity replication software tools.
• Experience with iDoctor, CCSS (Fortra), SQL (DBMON/Plan cache) and Performance

Navigator (Fortra) a plus.

• Available for on-call scheduling with some evening and weekend work being required.
• Desire to provide outstanding customer service.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Key skills: AS/400 admin, IBM I Operating systems, iDoctor, IBM Power Systems, HMC.