Kforce has a client that is seeking a IBMi Systems Architect in San Diego, CA. Duties: * Work with Governance to develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans on the IBMi * Run regular test scenarios with the Disaster Recovery team to guarantee a successful recovery from identified disaster scenarios within a timeframe agreed to by the business * Suggest methodologies, software, processes and improvements to Company's existing Disaster Recovery system to establish a Disaster Recovery framework that can prove rapid and successful recovery of Company's IBMi systems, software and data in the event of a disaster * Create project stories in Jira to develop solutions * Work with Disaster Recovery team, IT and the Project Management Office (PMO) to implement solutions rapidly and with minimal business impact * Document the IBMi Disaster Recovery solutions and post on SharePoint * Provide technical guidance and collaborate with project planning leadership to understand project requirements and expectations * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate various software components and third-party Services * Share best practices, lessons learned and consistently update the application architecture requirements based on changing technologies and knowledge related to recent, current and upcoming vendor products and solutions * Contribute feedback and input concerning architecture and operations to Senior Management * Contribute recommendations for system changes, including redesign and enhancements to ensure process efficiency, staff productivity, usability, and customer satisfaction to Senior Management * Help design and -re-design in-house RESTful API's; Work with third party web services and API's * Help maintain sound architecture practices for complex and scalable enterprise-level applications * Use expertise to answer technical questions and concepts; Work to distribute technical knowledge throughout the team* To be considered for this position, candidates must have experience in a similar role, or they must possess significant knowledge, experience, and abilities to successfully perform the responsibilities listed * Relevant education and/or training will be considered a plus