Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
The AS400 (IBM i iSeries) System Administrator is responsible for the administration| monitoring| maintenance| security| patching| upgrades| and operational support of IBM i environments. The role ensures platform stability| performance| availability| and compliance while managing batch scheduling operations using ROBOT Scheduler and supporting business-critical production workloads.
- IBM i AS400 System Administration Administer and maintain IBM i (AS400iSeries) environments across Production| DR| QA| and Development systems.
Perform daily health checks| system monitoring| and performance tuning.
Manage user profiles| authorities| object permissions| and security controls.
Monitor system resources| storage utilization| and capacity planning.
Perform IPL activities and system startup shutdown operations.
Troubleshoot operating system| subsystem| and job-related issues.
Ensure adherence to ITIL-based Incident| Problem| and Change Management processes.
- OS Management| PTFs| and Upgrades Plan and execute IBM i OS upgrades and technology refresh activities.
Manage PTF installation| cumulative packages| HIPER PTFs| and security patches.
Conduct pre-upgrade assessments and compatibility checks with applications and third-party tools.
Coordinate maintenance windows and upgrade activities with business stakeholders.
Perform validation| testing| rollback planning| and post-upgrade verification.
Document upgrade procedures| risks| and remediation activities.
Support firmware updates and Power Systems infrastructure maintenance.
- Backup| Recovery Disaster Recovery Administer BRMS (Backup Recovery and Media Services).
Execute scheduled and on-demand backups and restore operations.
Manage virtual tape and media lifecycle.
Perform recovery testing and DR drill activities.
Support High Availability solutions such as MIMIX| PowerHA| iCluster| or equivalent.
Participate in failover and failback exercises and DR readiness reviews.
- ROBOT Scheduler Administration Configure| administer| and maintain ROBOT Scheduler environments.
Create| modify| and manage batch jobs| calendars| dependencies| and workflows.
Monitor critical business batch schedules and production job streams.
Manage cross-system and cross-LPAR job dependencies.
Troubleshoot failed| delayed| long-running| and abnormally terminated jobs.Perform job reruns| schedule modifications| and recovery activities.
Support month-end| quarter-end| and year-end business processing schedules.
Generate scheduler reports| audit information| and operational metrics.
Coordinate with application teams for new job implementation and schedule changes.
- Production Control Batch Operations
Monitor production batch workloads and job queues.
Manage subsystems| message queues| output queues| and spool files.
Analyze performance bottlenecks and optimize batch execution windows.
