Software Engineer

Position Overview :
We are seeking a Software Engineer with hands-on experience in AS400 / IBMi administration and production support. The role involves maintaining platform availability, administering IBMi operating system services, supporting upgrades and backups, monitoring system performance, resolving incidents, and executing operational changes in a controlled manner.
The ideal candidate combines sound IBMi administration skills with strong troubleshooting ability, operational discipline, automation awareness, and effective collaboration with application, infrastructure and service-management teams
Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in iSeries Administration and support
• IBMi (iSeries / AS400) System Administration with experience / exposure in H/W, S/W areas. Technical Requirement
  • IBMi (iSeries / AS400) Administration Skills. Key Responsibilities:
    • Perform day-to-day IBM i system administration, monitoring and operational health checks for production and non-production environments.
    • Handle user profiles, authorities, object ownership, group profiles, access controls and OS400 security administration in line with organizational policies.
    • Monitor subsystems, jobs, messages, output queues, storage, system status and critical services; investigate and resolve operational issues.
    • Perform job control, job monitoring and scheduling using native IBM i scheduling facilities or enterprise tools such as Robot, IBM Advanced Job Scheduler, Control-M or Halcyon.
    • Execute backup and recovery activities using BRMS, native tape backups and virtual tape solutions; validate completion and escalate exceptions promptly.
    • Support IBM i OS upgrades, PTFs, cumulative updates, APAR analysis and application software maintenance using approved change procedures.
    • Assist with Power System, HMC and VIOS operational tasks, including health checks, configuration reviews and issue coordination.
    • Perform system-performance troubleshooting with tools such as IBM iDoctor or Performance Manager and recommend practical remediation.
    • Support data replication and high-availability operations, including monitoring and initial troubleshooting of solutions such as MIMIX or iCluster.
    • Participate in system builds, migrations, environment refreshes and decommissioning activities under senior technical guidance.
    • Maintain operational documents, runbooks, incident records and change-related evidence for audit and knowledge sharing.
    • Participate in on-call, weekend or planned maintenance activities as required by business and service commitments. Qualification Skills:
      • Bachelor s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
      • Knowledge of Automation/Monitoring Tools
      • Knowledge in ACS Client Installation and Setup.
      • Knowledge in iSeries New System Builds and Decommission.
      • Strong knowledge of iSeries PTF/APAR Management.
      • Strong Knowledge on iSeries AS400 Security Management.
      • Expertise Knowledge in High Availability - MIMIX, iCluster.
      • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
      • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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