ECHO is hiring in our IT department! The IBM Power Systems Administrator / Operator is responsible for the administration, operation, maintenance, and support of ECHO's IBM Power infrastructure and IBM i (AS/400) environments. This role supports critical business applications including Infor XA ERP, manufacturing systems, finance-related retention environments, integrations, backups, and supporting infrastructure.

The salary range for this position is $90,000-$110,000 based on experience and qualifications.

This is a hybrid position that will offer the flexibility of working from home and on-site at our Lake Zurich facility.

ECHO's benefits include:

• 11 paid holidays
• Extremely affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Yearly bonus potential
• 5% 401K match
• Tuition reimbursement

Duties/Responsibilities:

IBM Power Systems & IBM i Administration
• Administer and support IBM Power Systems hardware and IBM i (AS/400 / iSeries) environments.
• Configure and maintain LPARs, HMC, firmware, PTFs, and operating system updates.
• Monitor system performance, capacity, availability, and security.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and performance issues; coordinate vendor support with IBM.
• Perform system maintenance, upgrades, and infrastructure optimization.

ERP & Operational Support
• Support Infor XA ERP and other business-critical manufacturing applications.
• Maintain manufacturing, shop floor, demand planning, finance, and audit-related systems.
• Manage job processing, subsystem monitoring, spool files, user access, printers, and operational workflows.
• Monitor and troubleshoot batch processing and scheduled jobs.

Backup, Recovery & Business Continuity
• Administer IBM i backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Support FlashCopy, VTL, SAN-integrated, and immutable backup solutions.
• Validate backup integrity and participate in recovery testing and documentation.
• Coordinate business continuity activities with infrastructure and storage teams.

Storage, Security & Infrastructure
• Support SAN storage environments, replication, connectivity, and capacity management.
• Coordinate maintenance, firmware updates, and performance optimization efforts.
• Support IBM i security, compliance, audits, access controls, and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor system logs, alerts, and security events while partnering with cybersecurity teams.

Operations & Collaboration
• Monitor platform health, backups, critical jobs, and incident response activities.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures and technical documentation.
• Provide after-hours production support as needed.
• Collaborate with ERP, Infrastructure, Application, IBM, and third-party support teams.
• Participate in modernization, ERP migration, and hybrid platform initiatives.

Job Experience/Skills:

• 5+ years of experience supporting IBM i / Power Systems environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise ERP platforms.

Requirements:

• IBM i (AS/400 / iSeries) administration.
• IBM Power Systems hardware administration.
• HMC management.
• Infor XA ERP support.
• IBM BRMS, Spectrum Protect, or enterprise backup solutions.
• SAN/storage technologies.
• PowerHA or high availability technologies.
• IBM MQ / middleware technologies.
• SQL and Db2 knowledge.
• Batch job scheduling and operational automation.
• LaserVault virtual tape libraries.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline. Relative experience can substitute for degree.