IBM iSeries (AS400) System Administrator

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

FOCUS
Migration
Disaster Recovery
Testing
System Administration
Help Desk
Database
Reliability Engineering
Backup Administration
Recovery
Collaboration
System Documentation
IBM
Adobe Flash
Storage
VTL
FTP
SFTP
Secure Shell
SMB
Server Message Block
Telnet
Technical Support
Communication
Customer Service
Supervision
Attention To Detail
IBM I
Hardware Management
HMC
IBM iSeries
Management
Dashboard
Salesforce.com
SANS
ServiceNow

Job Details

Hi,
The following requirement is open with our client.
Title : IBM iSeries (AS400) System Administrator
Location : NY, NY (Must be local) (Hybrid)
Duration : 3-6+ months with the right to hire.

Job Description:
The IBM iSeries (AS400) system operations and administration position involves providing technical support and managing daily operations.
The role requires a strong focus on customer service, system administration tasks, and collaboration with the support team.

Responsibilities
  • Provide technical support for AS/400 environments.
  • Perform backups, migrations, release updates, PTFs, and disaster recovery testing.
  • Assist with system administration and perform system restores.
  • Work closely with application developers and third-party vendors to support, troubleshoot, and enhance external applications running on IBM systems.
  • Troubleshoot system problems and assist with help desk tasks.
  • Creating and managing system user profiles, assigning and revoking user profile rights/authorities, and resetting user profile statuses.
  • Managing system database tables, monitoring, handling record locks, and performing regular system table maintenance
  • Manage the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the AS400 system.
  • Ensure system reliability, availability, and performance.
  • Install software updates.
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
  • Implement security measures and manage user access.
  • Conduct regular system backups and recovery processes.
  • Collaborate with IT and business teams to optimize system use.
  • Develop and maintain system documentation and procedures.

Skills
  • IBM Flash Storage experience.
  • Virtual Tape Library (VTL) experience.
  • Passion for technology and a desire to learn new skills quickly.
  • Security Software
  • FTP/FTPS
  • SFTP/SSH
  • SMB/Netserver
  • TN5250/Telnet
  • IBMi Access Client Solutions

Requirements
  • 4+ years of IBM i (AS400) technical support or operator experience.
  • Excellent communication skills and a high level of customer service.
  • Ability to work on multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
  • Proven ability to work with little supervision and a detail-oriented approach.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in IBM I OS v7.3
  • Troubleshooting and technical experience related to IBM i.
  • Must be able to run jobs from established run sheets and maintain those run sheets
  • Prior Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Console experience
  • Qualifications and Education Requirements
  • A college degree or equivalent work experience
  • IBM System I operations certifications are a plus

Nice-to-haves
  • Manage Salesforce user access, roles, profiles, and permission sets, as requested.
  • Provide support to end-users on Salesforce platform issues.
  • Proficient in generating reports and dashboards in Salesforce.
  • Experience using ticketing tools, such as ServiceNow.
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