Senior IBM i Platform, Power Systems Engineer

Oshkosh Corporation

Sr IBM i Platform & Power Systems Engineer ensuring stability of ERP platforms through IBM Power systems management. Driving observability, security, and automation initiatives in a hybrid work model.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeMenasha • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $82,900 - $134,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the escalation point for complex operational support, troubleshooting, security enforcement, and performance tuning across IBM Power systems and IBM i OS environments.
Expertise in IBM Power and IBM i OS, with responsibility for end-to-end management of the ecosystem spanning hardware, virtualization, and operating system administration.
Experience administering IBM VIOS, including configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Drive the adoption of observability and AIOps practices to improve monitoring, reduce mean time to resolution, and proactively identify issues.
Advance automation through Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, CL) to modify best practices, streamline patching/compliance, and reduce operational overhead and repetitive work.
Support the design, testing, deployment and support of HA/DR solutions (MIMIX or similar) to ensure ERP availability and business continuity.
Provide mentoring, guidance, and strong communication to bridge technical and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment with modernization initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five (4) or more years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Proven expertise with HMC, MIMIX HA/DR, VIO server, and IBM DS storage.
Strong understanding of ITIL processes, incident resolution, and stakeholder engagement.
Demonstrated skills in troubleshooting, CL scripting, and infrastructure design.
Ability to work standard business hours, with availability for after-hours/weekend work during patching, OS upgrades, and on-call rotations.
Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

IBM PowerIBM i OSIBM VIOSInfrastructure-as-CodeAnsibleCL scriptingHA/DR solutionsMIMIXtroubleshootinginfrastructure design

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationmentoringguidancestakeholder engagement