Elevait Solutions · 8 hours ago
Direct Hire -Senior IBM i Platform & Systems Engineer
Elevait Solutions is seeking a Senior IBM i Platform & Systems Engineer to provide advanced technical leadership for IBM Power servers and related systems. The role involves maintaining the stability of mission-critical ERP platforms while driving innovation in observability, automation, and security.
Responsibilities
Serve as the escalation point for complex operational support, troubleshooting, security enforcement, and performance tuning across IBM Power systems and IBM i OS environments
Provide end-to-end management of IBM Power infrastructure, including hardware, virtualization, and operating system administration
Administer IBM VIOS, including configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Drive the adoption of observability and AIOps practices to improve monitoring, reduce mean time to resolution, and proactively identify issues
Advance automation initiatives using Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, CL scripting) to improve patching, compliance, and reduce repetitive operational tasks
Support the design, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of HA/DR solutions (MIMIX or similar) to ensure ERP availability and business continuity
Provide mentoring, technical guidance, and strong communication to bridge technical and business stakeholders and support modernization initiatives
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in IBM i / IBM Power or a related field
Proven expertise with HMC, MIMIX HA/DR, VIO Server, and IBM DS storage
Strong understanding of ITIL processes, incident resolution, and stakeholder engagement
Demonstrated troubleshooting skills, CL scripting experience, and infrastructure design capability
Ability to work standard business hours with availability for after-hours/weekend support during patching, OS upgrades, and on-call rotations
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field
10+ years of experience managing IBM i OS and IBM Power hardware environments
Experience implementing observability and AIOps initiatives to reduce alert noise and accelerate incident response
Familiarity with Fortra products (Alert, Console, Compliance Monitor, Exit Point Manager) or similar tools
Benefits
Relocation assistance available
Company
Elevait Solutions
Elevait Solutions offers consulting and workforce solutions using proprietary machine-learning technology.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase