Senior Engineer at CDW in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Bring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future. A Fortune 200 leader, we’re the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges.

• IBM Power Systems - IBM i (iSeries/AS400) administration (IBMi V6R1, V7.X)
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in OS commands and other system utilities.
• IBM Power Systems Hardware support, Hardware management console (HMC) and LPAR configuration.
• IBM Server firmware support
• Strong knowledge of work management and performance tuning on the IBM i, and troubleshooting skills for data, application/system performance problems by utilizing tools like IBM iDoctor, DBMON Traces and Job watcher.
• Administration of environment components including security controls, TCP/IP, BRMS, Job control, performance and capacity planning, system updates, and license management
• Privileged Access Remediation, Object Level Security, IFS Security, Group Profiles, Authorization Lists, Security System Values
• Knowledge and support on Virtual I/O Server (VIOS), Internal/External (SAN) DASD.
• BRMS (in-depth knowledge) configuration and support, Backup & Restore.
• Operation of tape management solutions, including physical and virtual tape libraries (Data Domain and others)
• Planning/Review and implementation of OS, PTFs and 3rd party software upgrades.
• Data replication (PowerHA, MIMIX, iTera, DataMirror, QEDD and others) support
• Understanding of basic network protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, HTTP, FTP.
• Co-ordinate with vendor for troubleshooting as required.
• Knowledge of CL programming, SQL, etc.
• Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.
• Excellent troubleshooting capabilities, analytical skills, understanding of IT processes and procedures concepts.
• Ability to work in a teaming environment, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks.
• Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in ITIL processes.

Who we are: CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small.

What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers. CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.