Senior Professional Services Consultant – IBM iSeries

Logicalis GmbH

. Lead client-facing delivery for IBM i workloads, IBM Power infrastructure, and IBM Power Virtual Server solutions .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading IBM i and IBM Power infrastructure projects, including assessments, migrations, and high-availability solutions. Proficient in designing and implementing backup, recovery, and hybrid connectivity solutions while ensuring compliance with industry standards.

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IBM Power Infrastructure ManagementIBM i Backup And RecoveryAutomation With Ansible And TerraformIBM Power Virtual Server MigrationClient-Facing Technical Leadership

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Hard Skills

IBM i AdministrationIBM Power Upgrades And MigrationsHMC/vHMC ConfigurationPowerVM ConceptsIBM Cloud NetworkingDisaster Recovery SolutionsLow-Level Design DocumentationTroubleshooting PowerVS EnvironmentsHybrid Connectivity ImplementationData Integrity Management

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationAnalytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsCollaborative MindsetSelf-Directed Work Ethic

Tools & Technologies

BRMSMIMIXIBM FlashSystemPowerShellPythonREST APIsDirect LinkTransit GatewayIKEv2 VPNTape Operations

Industry Keywords

Professional Services EngineeringClient-Facing DeliveryHigh AvailabilityCyber-Resiliency SolutionsCompliance With Regulations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudPythonShell ScriptingTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead client-facing delivery for IBM i workloads, IBM Power infrastructure, and IBM Power Virtual Server solutions
Own engagements from discovery and design through implementation, migration, validation, documentation, and knowledge transfer
Lead IBM i and IBM Power assessments, designs, installations, upgrades, migrations, and modernization engagements
Design and deliver IBM i backup, recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, and cyber-resiliency solutions
Plan and execute migrations between on-premises IBM Power environments and IBM Power Virtual Server
Produce low-level designs, implementation plans, migration runbooks, test plans, recovery procedures, and as-built documentation
Own technical delivery, manage risks and dependencies, and communicate decisions, status, and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders
Provide knowledge transfer and mentor team members
Contribute reusable practice improvements and delivery standards
Design hybrid connectivity for IBM i workloads and integrate with client on-premises networks, identity, and monitoring
Administer and implement IBM i changes, including operating-system upgrades, PTFs, prerequisite and compatibility reviews, troubleshooting, and post-change validation
Configure and support IBM Power infrastructure, including HMC/vHMC, LPARs, PowerVM, VIOS coordination, firmware planning, resource allocation, network connectivity, and storage integration
Support customer service expectations and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and Logicalis policies
No supervisory responsibilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience planning and executing IBM Power platform upgrades and migrations, including application, third-party software, licensing, interface, data-integrity, and high-availability dependencies
Experience with IBM i backup and recovery, including BRMS, full-system saves, tape operations, and recovery testing; MIMIX or comparable high-availability experience strongly preferred
Automation experience with Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, shell scripting, IBM i Control Language, REST APIs, or vendor tools
Strong hands-on IBM i administration and project-delivery experience in production environments
Strong IBM Power experience, including HMC/vHMC, LPAR deployment and lifecycle, PowerVM concepts, VIOS coordination, firmware/code-level planning, and system resource allocation
Working knowledge of IBM storage and SAN connectivity, including IBM FlashSystem, Fibre Channel, zoning, host mappings, replication, and migration concepts
Experience implementing or migrating IBM i or AIX workloads on IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS), including IBM Cloud IAM, networking, storage, connectivity, provisioning, migration, and operational handoff
Experience designing IBM Cloud and PowerVS network architectures, including VPC-style design, non-overlapping CIDRs, subnets, routing, security groups, firewall rules, NAT, and public/private addressing
Experience implementing hybrid connectivity using Direct Link or Transit Gateway and route-based IKEv2 VPN with redundant tunnels
Experience troubleshooting PowerVS environments
Ability and willingness to travel nationally to client sites approximately 30% of the time
Willingness to work outside normal business hours for implementation windows
Bachelor's degree in a related field; equivalent combination accepted
8 years of experience in professional services engineering work
Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to lead client-facing technical conversations and independently produce designs, runbooks, implementation documentation, and knowledge-transfer materials
Strong consulting, requirements-gathering, troubleshooting, and analytical skills
Self-directed, organized, collaborative, and accountable for delivery commitments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Equal Opportunity Employer
Inclusion and belonging valued
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
Potential medical testing covered as a client assignment requirement