IBM Mainframe System Administrator Apprentice 

United States, Alabama, Huntsville 

525208590

Throughout your apprenticeship, you’ll work as part of a diverse team to support our clients as they use our systems to outthink the competition. You’ll learn the fundamentals of mainframe computing, and will master skills like: deploying and managing operating systems, implementing monitoring, configuration management, and reporting, executing change management, implementing system security, coding JCL and writing simple REXX programs.

During the apprenticeship duration, you will be required to complete specific learning hours and on-the-job training that has been outlined to ensure you are developing the skills and competencies essential to the role. You will be able to learn and grow at your own pace, but we expect most apprentices will complete their learning within 12 months. Once you graduate and receive your certificate from our apprentice program, you will be eligible to apply to available full-time roles at IBM.

An apprenticeship is about learning. We’re seeking candidates who have the following requirements, but we know you’re just getting your career started, and we’re committed to helping you learn and grow. If you’ve had some experience with mainframes or coding/development in the past, you’re exactly the type of candidate we’re looking for.

To be successful, you need:

• Drive and eagerness to learn
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, organization, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative, as well as work collaboratively and contribute to an agile team environment
• Some basic knowledge or experience in ONE or more of the following is preferred:
• Mainframe hardware and systems functions
• Installing, troubleshooting, operating, testing, planning, or configuring relevant technologies
• Reading and interpreting mainframe system/application program dumps and traces
• Proficiency in the use of applications running on Windows and Linux workstations

As an apprentice, you’ll join with other apprentices in a local cohort. You’ll go through your first few weeks together, learning about IBM and the skills you’ll be attaining throughout your apprenticeship. Then, you’ll work with your managers and mentors to progress through your personal skills roadmap, learning and demonstrating new knowledge and competencies through hands-on application with your project teams. You’ll complete milestones along the way, earning digital credentials to validate your skills, and will come back together with other apprentices to participate in ongoing training and development focused on your professional and technical skills. Best of all, you are a contributing member of your team, putting forward ideas, taking on responsibilities, and making choices about how you get the job done just like any other IBMer.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Willingness to complete the requirements of the apprenticeship program
• 0 – 2 years work experience in a customer-oriented role

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise