Sr. iSeries Technical Analyst REMOTE (Any Northeast / Midwest US loc)
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About the Company: Our client, an award-winning Oracle Platinum Partner and an IBM Premier Partner, offers a complete range of consulting services. They have offices based in Montreal, Toronto and New York. For over 40 years, they have been providing comprehensive technology solutions to businesses of all sizes throughout North America. They have over 100 employees and work with contractors as well.
Position Summary
The Sr. iSeries Technical Analyst is responsible for management, administration, and maintenance of all the IBM i systems within set constraints and reacts appropriately to situations. The Sr. iSeries Technical Analyst is required to utilize industry standard tools to report performance statistics and pinpoint effects of new design elements for application optimization. This person interacts with other groups to accomplish business objectives within procedural policies. This position reports to the Montreal headquarters. Candidates may be based in the USA (EST / CST), Montreal or Toronto.
Primary duties
-Provides overall system administration, support and maintenance of operating system and network connectivity for all iSeries systems;
-Monitors and respond to hardware and software alarms using appropriate problem determination tools.
Monitors enterprise-level Power systems to maintain performance levels within set constraints and react appropriately to situations
-Troubleshoots errors related to the AS400 hardware, operating system, data base and third party software
-Manages installation of AS400 and DB2 software CUMs and PTFs.
-Manages jobs and system messages.
-Contributes to project activities by supporting system architecture, technical design and implementation.
-Performs AS400 disaster recovery activities: plan, documentation, implementation and testing.
-Performs AS400 LPARS capacity planning, operating system and resources related tuning and optimisation to ensure maximum system uptime and performance
-Utilizes performance management tools for IBM i and projects future trending in order to recommend proper upgrade specifications
-Produces and updates IBMi technical and operations documentations.
-Performs backup and restore operations
-Manages system and user security
-Identifies effects of new product offerings on infrastructure and proposes design ideas
-Researches latest Power technology developments in order to design, spec, and implement the latest and best available technologies
-Will be required to work afterhours on weekends
Job Requirements
-Bachelor's degree in information systems or comparable experience.
-10 or more years of experience administering enterprise-level IBM i Power systems.
-AS 400 related certifications a plus
-Understanding of TCP/IP, Telnet, FTP, network sharing, DDM, HTTP, VPN, routing, switching, DNS, and digital certificates.
-Knowledge of high availability solutions (MIMIX, iCluster, etc.) is required
-Extensive knowledge in all areas of the AS/400 including: iSeries Security, Work Management, Capacity & Performance, Communication, BRMS, CL Programming, LPAR configuration, HMC configuration and utilization
-Required experience maintaining infrastructure through patching and troubleshooting
-Hands-on experience working within an enterprise wide datacenter environment is desired
-Experience working in a virtualized environment (Partition mobility, AIX, etc.)
-Knowledge of IBM V3700 or V9000 storage arrays
Knowledge of IBM Flex technology
Additional Qualifications
-Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks.
-Ability to work under minimal supervision
-Ability to react quickly and appropriately to high pressure/high impact situations and determine the best solution
-Ability to learn new technologies quickly
-Ability to take the lead, as appropriate
-Ability to maintain excellent customer service, internal and external
-Experience working remotely preferred if not in Montreal.
-Must be eligible to work in the USA or Canada without sponsorship
About the job
Sr. iSeries Technical Analyst REMOTE (Any Northeast / Midwest US loc)
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Consulting jobs
About the Company: Our client, an award-winning Oracle Platinum Partner and an IBM Premier Partner, offers a complete range of consulting services. They have offices based in Montreal, Toronto and New York. For over 40 years, they have been providing comprehensive technology solutions to businesses of all sizes throughout North America. They have over 100 employees and work with contractors as well.
Position Summary
The Sr. iSeries Technical Analyst is responsible for management, administration, and maintenance of all the IBM i systems within set constraints and reacts appropriately to situations. The Sr. iSeries Technical Analyst is required to utilize industry standard tools to report performance statistics and pinpoint effects of new design elements for application optimization. This person interacts with other groups to accomplish business objectives within procedural policies. This position reports to the Montreal headquarters. Candidates may be based in the USA (EST / CST), Montreal or Toronto.
Primary duties
-Provides overall system administration, support and maintenance of operating system and network connectivity for all iSeries systems;
-Monitors and respond to hardware and software alarms using appropriate problem determination tools.
Monitors enterprise-level Power systems to maintain performance levels within set constraints and react appropriately to situations
-Troubleshoots errors related to the AS400 hardware, operating system, data base and third party software
-Manages installation of AS400 and DB2 software CUMs and PTFs.
-Manages jobs and system messages.
-Contributes to project activities by supporting system architecture, technical design and implementation.
-Performs AS400 disaster recovery activities: plan, documentation, implementation and testing.
-Performs AS400 LPARS capacity planning, operating system and resources related tuning and optimisation to ensure maximum system uptime and performance
-Utilizes performance management tools for IBM i and projects future trending in order to recommend proper upgrade specifications
-Produces and updates IBMi technical and operations documentations.
-Performs backup and restore operations
-Manages system and user security
-Identifies effects of new product offerings on infrastructure and proposes design ideas
-Researches latest Power technology developments in order to design, spec, and implement the latest and best available technologies
-Will be required to work afterhours on weekends
Job Requirements
-Bachelor's degree in information systems or comparable experience.
-10 or more years of experience administering enterprise-level IBM i Power systems.
-AS 400 related certifications a plus
-Understanding of TCP/IP, Telnet, FTP, network sharing, DDM, HTTP, VPN, routing, switching, DNS, and digital certificates.
-Knowledge of high availability solutions (MIMIX, iCluster, etc.) is required
-Extensive knowledge in all areas of the AS/400 including: iSeries Security, Work Management, Capacity & Performance, Communication, BRMS, CL Programming, LPAR configuration, HMC configuration and utilization
-Required experience maintaining infrastructure through patching and troubleshooting
-Hands-on experience working within an enterprise wide datacenter environment is desired
-Experience working in a virtualized environment (Partition mobility, AIX, etc.)
-Knowledge of IBM V3700 or V9000 storage arrays
Knowledge of IBM Flex technology
Additional Qualifications
-Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks.
-Ability to work under minimal supervision
-Ability to react quickly and appropriately to high pressure/high impact situations and determine the best solution
-Ability to learn new technologies quickly
-Ability to take the lead, as appropriate
-Ability to maintain excellent customer service, internal and external
-Experience working remotely preferred if not in Montreal.
-Must be eligible to work in the USA or Canada without sponsorship