We are looking for an experienced IBM i System Administrator to join an offshore managed services team responsible for the day-to-day administration, monitoring, maintenance, security, performance, backup/recovery, and operational support of an enterprise IBM i environment.
This person will support the stability and availability of the IBM i platform, troubleshoot system issues, fulfill service requests, perform routine system changes, and coordinate with IBM and third-party vendors when necessary.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on AS400/iSeries/IBM i administrator who has experience supporting production environments and understands IBM i security, backups, system monitoring, PTFs, performance, and disaster recovery.
IBM i System Administration Day-to-day administration of IBM i / AS400 / iSeries environments Monitor system health, availability, CPU, memory, storage, jobs, and workloads Perform system configuration and resource tuning Troubleshoot IBM i system and application-related operational issues Support workplace refreshes, including QA/Test refreshes from approved production backups Coordinate system changes through established change-management processes Performance Monitoring &
• Tuning Monitor system and job performance Perform workload optimization and memory pool tuning Manage job priorities and system resources Configure and maintain monitoring and alerting Identify utilization trends and potential capacity issues Backup, Recovery &
• DR Support and troubleshoot BRMS, VTL, and tape-based backups Participate in disaster recovery testing and execution Support HA/DR switch activities Assist with data replication and recovery processes Perform approved QA/Test environment refreshes Security &
• Access Manage IBM i user profiles, object authorities, IFS permissions,
and file-level security Support security patching and remediation Perform IBM i OS/PTF management Support firmware and HMC updates Manage approved open-source packages within the IBM i environment Assist with security assessments and remediation activities Service Requests &
• Operational Support Create application user profiles and manage approved authority requests Support B2B file-transfer setup using established templates Perform approved Db2 data fixes using predefined DML scripts Configure application secrets Support field-level encryption configuration Provide operational support for users of applications running within the IBM i environment Software &
• Vendor Support Perform IBM i OS upgrades and maintenance Install, configure, and maintain approved third-party applications Coordinate with IBM and other vendors on incidents, defects, and support cases Maintain system and change documentation
Skills and Requirements
3 years of hands-on IBM i / AS400 / iSeries administration experience Strong experience administering production IBM i environments Experience with IBM i OS and PTF management Experience with BRMS and backup/recovery Experience with system security and authority management, including: User profiles Object-level authority IFS permissions File-level permissions CL / CLLE programming Python scripting Ansible Bash scripting
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
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📌 IBM i Series System Administrator (Hyderabad)
🏢 Insight Global
📍 Hyderabad