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The IBMi Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for the IBMi Series servers and all associated systems and components. This role is responsible for ensuring zero unscheduled downtime to maintain the efficiency and reliability of our systems. for the IBMi production environment. This role requires proven experience installing, managing, and maintaining IBMi systems. The Senior Systems Administrator is expected to provide primary support for the IBMi systems, leveraging their expertise and experience. While IBM support is available, the role emphasizes utilizing in-house knowledge and skills to maintain and optimize system performance. The role requires managing our FTP server and applying PTF patches for compliance and security. Disaster recovery is a key initiative, and it is critical that the Senior Systems Administrator orchestrate the failover and failback from our disaster recovery site.
Major Responsibilities
- Install, manage, and maintain IBMi power systems and their associated systems
- Apply PTF patches to all instances monthly\
- Configure, manage, and test backup and system recovery
- Configure, test failover and failback disaster recovery, using Mimix replication
- Configure, manage, and maintain GoAnywhere FTP server
- Configure, manage, and maintain HMS crypto cards
- Configure, manage, and maintain DCM (adding and removing certificates)
- Work with vendors to manage our UPS and generator at corporate HQ
Key Competencies
- Exceptional troubleshooting skills
- Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to speak effectively to both end users and other engineers
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic
- Initiative, independence, self-reliance
- Project Management
Interactions
Other Internal/External Interactions
- IBMi Development Team
- Infrastructure Server and Networking Teams
- Internal and External IT customers
- Various External application Vendors
Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years demonstrated experience with IBM iSeries administration required
- IBM Power 9+ hardware experience required
- IBM FS9000 storage experience or similar SAN storage technology preferred
- IBM Tape library experience required
- IBM Crypto card experience preferred
- Knowledge of iACS configuration & Kerberos authentication preferred
- Experience with Mimix required
- Experience with GoAnywhere or other similar FTP applications preferred
- Experience with Turnover lifecycle Management software preferred
- Demonstrated understanding of CL programming or basic scripting required
- Experience with any of the following software is a plus: Sequel/Esend, KeyesMail, Alliance logging, IMS/21 imaging, TAATools, Hawkeye, Progen Plus, GETURI, and DBU
- Experience concurrently managing multiple tasks in addition to short-term and long-term projects preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of security best practices is required
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop or bend; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Must have appropriate vision to see up close, and at a distance with ability to adjust vision and focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position will require some after hours and weekend work.
Travel
Occasional travel to our corporate headquarters may be required. Occasional travel to our primary datacenter, in Plano, Texas is expected as needed. Rare travel to Denver, Colorado disaster recovery site might also be needed (expect less than one trip per year with eligible expenses
reimbursed)
Work Environment
This position will be 100% remote, except for travel noted above. Reliable power, internet, and cell phone to be provided by employee is expected.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in some work environments can be moderate.
Disclaimer
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted, as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
EEO Statement
Populus Financial Group is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. In compliance with applicable law, Populus Financial Group does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, pregnancy status, or any other protected classification. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotions, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
