Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal. 

Overview: 

We are seeking a skilled specialist to join our team, focusing on the maintenance, optimization, and support of numerous Linux and IBM i environments. 

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience troubleshooting, configuring, and managing Linux/IBM i environments, PPC64, PPC64LE x86_64 architectures with a strong emphasis on security, networking, and custom integrations and modernizations. Responsibilities include ensuring system reliability, implementing security protocols, managing network connectivity, and developing tailored integration solutions to support business-critical applications.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Maintain and support infrastructure
• Perform diagnostics, repairs, and performance tuning on legacy systems.
• Coordinate hardware installations, upgrades, and migrations.
• Implement and monitor security measures for Linux/IBM i systems, ensuring data protection and compliance.
• Manage networking configurations, including connectivity, protocols, and performance optimization for IBM i and AS/400 platforms.
• Design and deploy custom integrations between legacy systems and modern applications or infrastructure.
• Provide technical expertise for system integration, security enhancements, and legacy application support.
• Document processes, security policies, and integration workflows to maintain operational standards.

 Required Skills/Abilities/Education: 

• Proven experience with building and maintaining Linux and IBM I systems and hardware.
• Strong understanding of servers architecture, legacy environments and networking fundamentals.
• Expertise in securing platforms, including user access controls, encryption, and audit compliance.
• Proficiency in networking for Linux/IBM i systems (e.g., TCP/IP, VPNs, and firewall configurations).
• Experience with custom integrations, such as connecting AS/400 systems to modern APIs, databases, or cloud services.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex hardware, security, and network issues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with system monitoring tools, scripting, and integration frameworks is a plus.

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.