TEKsystems · 1 day ago
IBM AS400/Power8 IT Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
7+ years expTEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, helping clients activate ideas and solutions. The IT Manager is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing the organization’s IT environment with a focus on the IBM Power8 system, ensuring system reliability and alignment with business growth.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Manage and maintain IBM Power8 server running IBM i (AS/400) environments
Oversee ERP (KBM), MES, production planning, inventory, and financial systems hosted on IBM Power platform
Ensure high availability, system performance tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery
Coordinate system upgrades, patches, backups, and hardware lifecycle management
Support shop-floor systems, including PLC integrations, MES interfaces, and production reporting
Provide leadership and guidance to internal & external IT resources for enhancements to on-prem
Ensure seamless data flow between manufacturing systems and enterprise applications such as Salesforce, EDI, Concur, BOOMi and AWS
Minimize downtime affecting production through proactive monitoring and rapid incident response
Facilitate management of LAN/WAN, VPNs, firewalls, and industrial network segmentation with company infrastructure team
Ensure compliance with internal policies, ISO standards, and industry regulations
Conduct regular audits, risk assessments, and disaster recovery testing
Lead and mentor IT staff, system administrators, and support teams
Manage relationships with IBM, hardware vendors, software providers, and MSPs
Control IT budgets, licensing, and vendor contracts
Develop and execute IT roadmaps aligned with manufacturing and business goals
Evaluate modernization opportunities (virtualization, cloud integration, system upgrades)
Support digital transformation initiatives such as automation, analytics, and Industry 4.0 projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
7+ years of progressive IT experience, including 3+ years in a managerial role
Strong hands-on experience with IBM Power systems
IBM Power Systems (Power8 architecture)
IBM i (AS/400)
ERP systems (KBM)
RPG/ILE, SQL, TL Ashford, TrustedLink development & Change Management
Allen Bradley & Rockwell integrations
Backup & DR solutions
Cybersecurity best practices related to IBM
Virtualization (LPARs)
Amazon Work Spaces
Preferred
Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is highly preferred
Benefits
Health, vision, dental Benefits package to come
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
10001+ employees
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