Field Technician

Position: Field Technician (IBMi) Location: United States-Midwest United States (CST Time Zone) Open roles: 3 Duration: 4-6 weeks + Conversation to direct-hire for 1 individual. Pay Rate: $35-40/hr. 50% travel (Travel paid) Overview Join our dynamic team as a Field Service Technician specializing in IBMi systems. IBMi team is looking to add an additional resource to their IBMi team. They are looking to bring someone in junior/net new. -They are going to have 3 resources work and will bring the best one full time after 4-6 weeks. So this will be a bit competitive. IBM Power Associate Consulting Engineer will partner with our lead engineers to: • Rack and cable IBM Power servers • Identify and quantify risks and potential impacts to various data migration strategies within a customer’s environment • Coordinate all migration activities with implementation project team(s) to ensure an efficient, effective, and integrated approach to data migration activities. • Define the data migration plan for each solution, working with legacy system and new system to design and create the mechanism to extract, cleanse, transform, enrich, load and validate all required data for the successful implementation and operation of the new solutions • Work with the customer’s technology subject matter experts to validate post migration test plans and if necessary, participate in execution of those test plans during the migration period • Identify, configure, test, and operate migration tools determined necessary for a successful migration • Work closely with solution architects and technology engineer(s) to define the target data model(s), compliance requirements, protection strategy, backup and recovery, and retention requirements Continued studies in these specialty domains: • Converged • Designing and implementing IBM Power Server infrastructure solutions based on the organization's requirements and workload characteristics. • Setting up and configuring IBM Power Server environments, which involves deploying virtual machines, storage resources, and networking configurations. • Leveraging automation to streamline repetitive tasks and maintain consistency across the environment. • Storage • Responsible for designing, implementing, and deploying shared system resources, like disks and networking. Engineers also work on performance analysis and troubleshooting, data recovery strategies for critical systems, and data backup measures. • Support Role: Assist senior consultants in understanding and documenting clients' storage requirements, helping to develop suitable solutions. • Implementation Assistance: Provide support in the implementation and integration of storage solutions tied to IBM Power Server systems under the guidance of senior consultants, ensuring smooth deployment and functionality. Minimum Qualifications • Authorized to work in the United States; immigration sponsorship (H-1B, TN, etc.) is not currently available for this position. • Valid U.S. driver’s license • Physically able to lift up to 75 lbs. of equipment • Ability to travel up to 50% (can vary by location) • Ability to work weekends and/or after hours as is typical for data migration type projects