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Colorado PERA · 1 day ago

Infrastructure Senior Engineer - IBMi

Denver, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $145K/yr

4+ years exp

Colorado PERA provides retirement benefits for Colorado State Employees and is seeking an IBM i Senior Engineer to support their Information Technology team. The role involves managing IBM i operations, ensuring system stability, and leading infrastructure initiatives to align with organizational goals.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery, stability, and continuous improvement of PERA’s Pension Administration infrastructure services on IBM Power, ensuring alignment with business and IT objectives

Responsible for all aspects of IBM i operations including problem solving, management, support, automation, and underlying IBM i infrastructure

Organize, manage, and implement IBM infrastructure initiatives from planning through delivery, ensuring quality, timeliness, communication, and alignment with organizational goals, always keeping security primary

Develop a strong partnership with application development and DevOps teams

Advanced knowledge and support of IBM i infrastructure environments (e.g. IBM i and VIOS operating systems, IBM Power Servers, IBM FlashSystem SANs, security, network, end user, and server/web related applications) considering security implications in all initiatives

Management and implementation of IBM hardware and software upgrades including operating systems, Power Servers, FlashSystem SANs, HMCs, and 3rd party applications

Ensure, improve, and test backup and recovery of all LPARs between our production systems and secondary warm site data center systems

Plan, organize, and implement multiple IBM i initiatives with minimal supervision

Maintain and upgrade operating system software, system and peripheral hardware, and packaged applications

Manage and support core IBM Power Server technologies, including server, LPARs, storage, and networking; backups and disaster recovery, third party applications, automation, and support application developer IDEs and change management

Maintain and improve system security policies, resource security, and PTF vulnerability management focusing on existing and new automation of recuring processes and procedures

Ensure and test backup and recovery of all LPARs using Full System FlashCopy, BRMS, SAN replication, integration with GKLM encryption for tape backups and data at rest between our production systems and secondary warm site data center systems

Monitor performance, implement and track availability KPIs, fully utilize technology features and functions for improved availability, and implement solutions to measurably increase reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness

Perform, mentor, and automate user account administration helping build team support depth

Develop a strong partnership with application development and DevOps teams supporting a highly visible and critical multi-year Pension Administration modernization initiative

Perform system utilization and capacity planning analysis to optimize resource utilization and ensure optimal infrastructure for future needs

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

IBM i infrastructureIBM Power ServersStorage Area NetworksDevOps infrastructureAutomationAnalytical skillsInterpersonal skillsOral communicationWriting skills

Required

Degree in technical (STEM) field and four years' experience in technical role preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Advanced knowledge of IBM i infrastructure environments (e.g. operating systems, hardware, data center, security, network, end user and server/web related applications) considering security implications in all initiatives

Strong experience with Storage Area Networks, fiber channel connectivity, SAN fabric switches, and encryption

Experience and exposure to DevOps infrastructure needs, automation, and monitoring

Excellent analytical, interpersonal, oral, and writing skills

Demonstrated ability working on multiple concurrent projects with close interaction with other team members

Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and implement multiple IBM i initiatives with minimal supervision