Assistant Vice President, Platform Services (IBM i Admin)

Key Responsibilities IBM i System Administrator Define and communicate, at the architecture and design level, technical solutions that are aligned with business objectives. Provide direction for keeping engagements aligned to the bank and GIS strategy with implementation best practices and gives hands-on assistance with the detailed design and implementation phases of engagements through recommendations, points of view and documentation. Functional · Responsible for administrating and maintaining the reliable operation of various enterprise systems platforms · Responsible for the availability & capacity planning of the banks’ AS/400 systems · Storage Management Responsible for the availability & capacity planning of the banks’ IBM Enterprise External Storage o PowerHA System Mirroring (for Storage Replication/DR) o Advance Copy Services (ACS) point-in-time copy of data – flashcopy · To assist team members in areas of Wintel, UNIX & Oracle Virtualization (OVM) People and Talent Strong stakeholder management skills in handling wide-ranging and senior stakeholders across segments/product areas Risk Management Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, Governance Management Be the Gate-Keeper of the technical solution delivery ensuring best practices, ensures the governance of the process is followed. Incident Management: Configure and provide technical support and incident response for IT security infrastructure components. Ensure incidents are worked within the agreed SLA. Adhere to incident management process and drive incident resolution with minimal supervision. Escalate high-priority chases to Incident managers. Change Management: Create change record, draft change implementation steps & implement the changes (Break/fix & non-break/fix). Problem Management: · Work with other support towers to identify the root cause and perform technical root cause analysis for incidents/ Co-ordinate or lead permanent solutions /improvements identified during RCA. Technologies and Strategy Management · Progressively self-study and exploration of new world-class technologies by reviewing, aligning, and implementing: § Product comparison § Strategy planning for system and operational process enhancement Evolve or tech refresh to the system Requirement · IBM i system · PowerHA System Mirroring (for Storage Replication/DR) · Advance Copy Services (ACS) especially flashcopy-related knowledge · Storage technologies (SAN/NAS/iSCSI) with technical background in all the supported platforms · Basic knowledge of hybrid & cloud systems concept · Understanding of virtualization technologies and their role in hybrid environments. · Knowledge of IT best practices and frameworks (e.g. ITIL) · Awareness of risk management, regulatory requirements (BNM), and internal audit compliance · Understanding of system monitoring, troubleshooting, and log analysis · Awareness of industry standards and emerging technologies to support continuous improvement and innovation · Minimum 5 years of experience in IBM i and related device administrations, e.g. SAN switch, etc. · Familiar with DSCLI and IBM storage, e.g. DS8K · Experience in IBM MQ management · Experience in IBM BRMS management · Experience in IBM PowerHA related tasks, e.g. flashcopy, role-swap, etc. · Team lead/project manager for IBM i tech refresh projects · Good in CL programming, SQL · Exposure in cloud/hybrid environments is an added advantage · Good exposure on technologies involved for IBM i integration with other platforms · Strong experience in system documentation, including administration procedures, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and knowledge base articles