Oshkosh
SrIBMPlatform&PowerSystemsEngineer
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“Sr IBM Platform & Power Systems Engineer at Oshkosh. Skills: IBM Power Systems, IBM OS, Server systems, Storage arrays. Plan server systems. Design server systems”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve monitoring; Reduce mean time to resolution; Proactively identify issues; Reduce operational overhead; Reduce repetitive work; Ensure ERP availability; Ensure business continuity
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Problem-solving
After-hours/weekend work, On-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Five or more years of experience, Expertise with HMC, Expertise with MIMIX HA/DR, Expertise with VIO server, Expertise with IBM DS storage, Understanding of ITIL processes, Understanding of incident resolution, Understanding of stakeholder engagement, Skills in troubleshooting, Skills in CL scripting, Skills in infrastructure design, Ability to work standard business hours, Availability for after-hours/weekend work, Availability for on-call rotations
Nice to Have
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Experience managing IBM OS, Experience managing IBM Power hardware, Experience implementing observability, Experience implementing AIOps, Familiar with Fortra products, Background in driving platform security, Background in automating compliance
What You'll Do.
Design server systems
Implement server systems
Support server systems
Ensure stability of ERP platforms
Drive innovation in observability
Drive innovation in automation
Drive innovation in security
Serve as escalation point
Troubleshoot IBM Power systems
Troubleshoot IBM OS environments
Enforce security on IBM Power systems
Enforce security on IBM OS environments
Tune performance of IBM Power systems
Tune performance of IBM OS environments
Manage IBM Power ecosystem
Manage IBM OS ecosystem
Troubleshoot IBM VIOS
Drive adoption of observability practices
Drive adoption of AIOps practices
Reduce mean time to resolution
Proactively identify issues
Advance automation through Infrastructure-as-Code
Modify best practices
Streamline compliance
Reduce operational overhead
Reduce repetitive work
Support design of HA/DR solutions
Support testing of HA/DR solutions
Support deployment of HA/DR solutions
Ensure ERP availability
Ensure business continuity
Communicate with business stakeholders
Ensure alignment with modernization initiatives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Bridge technical stakeholders; Bridge business stakeholders
Full Job Description
**At Oshkosh, we build, serve and protect people and communities around the world by designing and manufacturing some of the toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We employ over 18,000 team members all united by a common purpose. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.** **_SUMMARY:_ ** Plans, designs, implements, and supports the server systems, including IBM Power servers, IBM i OS partitions, HMC, VIO Servers, and IBM DS storage arrays. The position ensures stability of our mission-critical ERP platforms while driving innovation in observability, automation, and security. **WORK LOCATION** The preferred location for this role is at our Menasha Data Center in Menasha, WI, with relocation assistance available for candidates who are not local. This position follows Oshkosh Corporation’s hybrid work model, with three days in-office and two days remote each week. **YOUR 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 commu
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