IBM i System Administrator

Job Description

Welcome to the world of R2i!

The Canadian IT company, certified Remarkable Employer, with employee well-being at the heart of our growth. We are renowned experts in cloud computing, IT datacentre infrastructure solutions and 24 / 7 managed services.

Get a glimpse of who we are and what we do.

Sounds interesting? Check out our Careers page and discover what our employees Roger, Tamara, Chrystian, Luc and Émilie have to say about our company.

In less than 10 years, 5 Canadian data centers have emerged, home to Edwin, our 100% Canadian cloud. Robust, secure and ISO certified, he is the Space Ranger for our customers.

While we are very proud of these achievements, we continue to take on new challenges in order to get closer to our vision of simplifying information technology with a human approach.

That’s where you come in.

IT that’s got heart and soul starts with tech-savvy people like you.A master in his or her field who has good learning skills, is versatile and enjoys working with others! A person for whom customer service is important and who has excellent management of time and priorities.

R2i's head office is in Montreal and we have offices in Ottawa and the Greater Toronto Area, but working remotely is possible at any time and remains your choice.

Does a career with a company that encourages work-life balance, promotes continuous learning and knows how to have fun appeal to you?

Keep reading and you'll see, the IBM i System Administrator position could be just the job for you!

Summary

• Carry out the administration and global maintenance of IBMi servers, telecommunications and security;
• Monitor, analyse and produce periodic reports on the performance of environments.
• Perform infrastructure migrations, OS and software upgrades;
• Install and configure IBM licensed software (Query, Fax, DB2, SQL, BRMS, PSF, Client Access or ACS, Performance Tools, PowerHA and others);
• Manage third party software (such as Gumbo, Help System, SpoolIT, Arctools, Cilasoft / Assure Security, QuickEDD and others);
• Integrate and optimise business processes;
• Implement and support high availability (HA) solutions;
• Manage replication, backups and restores;
• Develop tools to support operations (RPG, RPGLE and CLP);
• Provide first and second level technical support;
• Write all documentation, proposals, reports, analyses, technical specifications, estimates, or other documents related to the needs of the position - as well as obtain approval when required;
• Share expertise with the company on strategic projects;
• Perform any other related tasks required by the Employer;

REQUIRED PROFILE

• A minimum of 5 years experience in systems administration;
• A DEC, AEC or BAC in network management or equivalent;
• Excellent knowledge of IBM I and Power environments;
• Ability to work in both French and English (spoken and written). The job requires proficiency in English at a professional level.
• The candidate will interact on a weekly basis either with R2i (2) offices in Ontario or with various English-speaking customers or business partners.;

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED OS IBMi

• BRMS
• IBMi Security

ASSETS

• Knowledge of Data Domain and external storage (Storwize)
• Use of monitoring tools : Zabbix, Nagios, Xymon
• Knowledge of storage and networking, security
• Knowledge of Cilasoft / Assure Security
• Knowledge of IBM PowerHA
• Knowledge of Help / System Robot
• Knowledge of Mimix / iTera
• Knowledge of RPG
• Knowledge of IBM Virtual I / O Server (VIOS)

SKILLS AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Skills for multi-task, multi-site and multi-client
• Availability outside of business hours.
• Organizational and priority management skills.

WHY CHOOSE US?

What if R2i could make you feel at home, with colleagues who stimulate and complement you? In addition to a full salary, we offer competitive benefits.

This permanent, full-time position will give you access to

• A flexible schedule, permanent position and a great work / life balance.
• The ability to work remotely.
• Numerous learning and development opportunities.
• Events organized by an active social committee.
• Benefits : comprehensive group insurance, voluntary participation RRSP / TFSA an online health referral platform for the entire family, and competitive salaries.

The use of the masculine gender has been adopted for ease of reading and has no discriminatory intent. Only selected candidates will be contacted.