
Architect
LightEdge Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Des Moines • Iowa • United States
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About the role
- Design, architect, and develop maintenance guidelines for IBM Power Systems environments
- Develop, deploy, and provide for administration around IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) environments
- Architect IBM AIX and IBM i deployments, including supporting system builds, upgrades, performance tuning, and lifecycle management
- Design and support integration with POWER hardware, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise storage systems
- Architect PowerVM, VIOS, and PowerVC tooling to manage virtualized IBM Power environments efficiently
- Serve as top escalation contact for implemented architectures
- Ensure IBM environments are designed for security, resilience, and rapid recovery
- Maintain architecture diagrams, system documentation, and operational standards
- Work closely with infrastructure, networking, automation, storage, security, and operations teams
- Assist the Sales team as an IBM Power subject-matter expert
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with IBM Power Systems environments
- Proven experience developing and administering **IBM PowerVS** environments
- Strong expertise with **IBM AIX and IBM i** architecture and administration
- Experience with **POWER hardware**, **Fibre Channel networking**, and enterprise storage
- Hands-on experience administering **PowerVC**
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
IBM Power SystemsIBM PowerVSIBM AIXIBM iPowerVMVIOSPowerVCFibre Channel networkingenterprise storageperformance tuning
Soft Skills
troubleshootingdocumentationcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information TechnologyBachelor’s degree in Engineering