Oshkosh

SrIBMPlatform&PowerSystemsEngineer

$83–134k Menasha, Wisconsin, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“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.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Problem-solving

Eligibility Requirements

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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