T&T - Engineering - Senior Consultant - AS400 Administrator - Bengaluru • Job requisition ID : 114404 • Location: Bengaluru • Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP The team Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation practice can help you uncover and unlock the value buried deep inside vast amounts of data. Our global network provides strategic guidance and implementation services to help companies manage data from disparate sources and convert them into accurate, actionable information that can support fact-driven decision-making and generate an insight-driven advantage. Our practice addresses the continuum of opportunities in business intelligence & visualization, data management, performance management and next-generation analytics and technologies, including big data, cloud, cognitive and machine learning. Your work profile • We are looking for an AS400 Specialist L1 to administer, monitor, and maintain IBM AS400 (IBM i) systems and associated infrastructure, including hardware management, virtualization, storage, backup, and disaster recovery. • Manage IBM i system administration activities, including user profiles, access controls, job monitoring, subsystem management, performance tuning, PTFs, OS upgrades, backups, restores, and production support. • Administer IBM Power Systems through the Hardware Management Console (HMC), including LPAR configuration, CPU and memory allocation, firmware updates, system activation, and planned or unplanned IPLs. • Install, configure, and maintain Virtual I/O Server (VIOS), manage virtual network and storage connectivity, configure NPIV and SEA, and support Live Partition Mobility (LPM). • Implement and maintain disaster recovery (DR) strategies, monitor replication, conduct DR drills, coordinate failover and failback activities, and ensure recovery time and recovery point objectives (RTO/RPO) are met. • Administer Dell EMC Data Domain backup appliances, monitor backup jobs, manage capacity and replication, troubleshoot backup failures, coordinate restores, and maintain backup retention and compliance. • Manage SAN/NAS storage infrastructure, including storage provisioning, LUN creation and mapping, zoning, capacity monitoring, performance optimization, storage migrations, and upgrades. • Troubleshoot system, hardware, application, batch job, backup, and connectivity issues while ensuring system availability, security, performance, and compliance. • Provide production and on-call support, manage incidents and changes, participate in Change Advisory Board (CAB) activities, and coordinate with vendors and cross-functional teams. • Maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), system configurations, and architecture records, while supporting audits, knowledge transfer, and mentoring. Key skills required: • Strong hands-on knowledge of IBM AS400 / IBM i administration, including user management, job monitoring, subsystem management, system performance, PTFs, backups, restores, and production support. • Experience with IBM Power Systems and Hardware Management Console (HMC), including LPAR management, resource allocation, firmware updates, and IPL activities. • Knowledge of VIOS administration, virtual I/O configuration, NPIV, SEA, virtual adapters, and Live Partition Mobility (LPM). • Experience in disaster recovery and business continuity, replication management, DR drills, failover/failback, and RTO/RPO compliance. • Hands-on experience with Dell EMC Data Domain backup appliances, backup monitoring, replication, capacity management, and restore operations. • Knowledge of SAN/NAS storage management, including provisioning, LUN mapping, zoning, storage migrations, performance monitoring, and capacity planning. • Strong troubleshooting, incident management, change management, vendor coordination, documentation, and communication skills Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience. Location and Way of Working: • Base location: Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune