For immediate consideration, please connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpotapenko and then email your resume, work authorization status, current location, availability, and compensation expectations directly to denis.potapenko@systemone.com - make sure to include the exact job title and job location in your email message.

*** Contract to hire position -- no H-1Bs , no C2C (neither 3rd parties nor ind contractors) -- W2 only.

*** The job is on-site with a HYBRID ( 3d office / 2d home ) work schedule. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate within commuting distance of Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH ( Strongsville ), Dallas TX ( Farmers Branch ), Phoenix AZ, Birmingham AL

*** Must be willing to work off hours and weekends when required to support business needs / Must be willing to participate in a rotating 24x7 on call rotation.

IBM iSeries / Power Systems Engineer / System Administrator :

- Thorough knowledge of IBM i 7.5 (7R5) operating system
- Experience with IBM PowerVM and Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) configuration and maintenance
- Experience with client Logical Partition (LPAR) IBM i Virtual Machines (VMs)
- Experience with IBM i Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs), IBM Power firmware updates (Power 10), patching and upgrading IBM Hardware Management Consoles (HMCs)
- Experience with Virtual Tape Library (VTL) solutions (DSI preferred)
- Proficiency in Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) scheduling, vaulting, and troubleshooting failed backups
- Ability to completely restore an IBM i system from backups using BRMS
- Experience with data replication software (Quick Enterprise Data Distributor (QEDD) preferred)
- Experience with exit point security management software (Assure Security System Access preferred)
- Knowledge of security hardening using Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks
- At lease some programming experience in Control Language (CL) and/or Report Program Generator (RPG) and/or Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Ideally experience managing IBM DS9500 Storage Area Network (SAN) storage

For immediate consideration, please connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpotapenko and then email your resume, work authorization status, current location, availability, and compensation expectations directly to denis.potapenko@systemone.com - make sure to include the exact job title and job location in your email message.

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