ABOUT US

At Connectria, LLC, we provide award-winning Cloud Computing and Managed Hosting from our world-class data centers in North America to more than 1,000 customers in 30+ countries throughout the world, and we help customers run their systems securely in Amazon’s AWS cloud and Microsoft’s Azure cloud.

For over twenty years, Connectria’s ‘No Jerks Allowed’ philosophy has been the foundation of our culture. We are a company that believes in promoting from within and take an employee-first approach. Due to these practices, Connectria has won St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work 9 times, Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT 8 times, The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Award, and HIRE Vets Medallion Award.

If you are looking for your next career opportunity and enjoy working in a fast-paced and growing business environment and want to be on a team with a “No Jerks Allowed” company philosophy that treats everyone with respect in a fun and supportive work environment, Connectria has an exciting opportunity for you!

POSITION PROFILE

We are looking to hire an IBMi Systems Engineer to join our team. Our team supports existing customers on a day to day basis, as well as onboarding new customers. The ideal candidate should have knowledge of IBMi Operations, backup and recovery, replications, external storage, and IOS for the IBMi environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, Implement and support various aspects of the IBM i (AS/400) platform
• Maintain and deploy any required operating system upgrades and PTF installations
• Design, maintain IBM iSeries backups utilizing BRMS, FSFC, and VTL
• Perform Tuning and Capacity planning as required for all IBM iSeries Systems/Logical Partitions
• Provide tier-3 support for operations and applications teams where possible
• Assist with various object implementations when requested and adhere to IBM iSeries object level security best practices
• Task oriented, capable of managing multiple work streams while maintaining focus on results
• Provide 3rd tier support for escalated issues regarding customer systems
• Ability to communicate clearly in a large enterprise environment
• Able to support 24/7 on-call
• Perform basic hardware maintenance activities
• Understand and recommend IBM OS400 system and user security
• Provide technical support, training and direction to NOC staff and other team members
• Configure partitions and systems using the Hardware Management Console (HMC)
• Interface to vendor support organization(s) and work through problem resolution

• Knowledge of BRMS and enterprise tape library architecture (save/restore), expert level preferred
• Knowledge of Mimix replication software, or similar software experience
• Knowledge of Help Systems tools such as CCSS, Robot Scheduler, Robot Alert, or similar software
• In-depth knowledge of IBM iSeries operating systems and all core feature sets
• General knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies a plus
• General level of technical knowledge of multi-vendor physical servers
• Experience with PowerVM and VIOS a plus for future designs
• Proficient in LPAR design, build and validation (Logical Partitioning)
• Proficient in planning and upgrade of the IBM I operating system (OS/400) and HMC/Firmware
• Proficient in IBM iSeries work management
• Knowledge of network protocols and troubleshooting skills
• IBM iSeries TCP/IP configuration and NETSTAT troubleshooting
• Proven ability to interface with all levels of management
• Experience working for a large organization a plus
• Install and configure PowerVM/VIOS
• Manage external storage on IBM flash systems and/or other IBM storage technologies
• Working knowledge of iASP
• Working knowledge of PowerHA
• Knowledge of DB2 mirror

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

The opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing companies in the country with an award winning culture! Rated as the Best Place to Work, Connectria offers a generous benefits package that you would expect from a large company with the relaxed family-oriented atmosphere of a small company.

We offer an excellent compensation with generous benefits including:

• 100% employer paid benefit premiums including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, identity protection and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with guaranteed employer contribution
• Paid vacation & sick time
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid certification training and completion awards
• Online wellness rewards
• Free personal trainers
• Free gym memberships
• And much more!

Job Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

Work Remotely: Yes

Work Authorization:

Connectria, LLC will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Connectria, LLC is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration of employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation during the interview process, please reach out to your recruiter.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. (2022)