AIX system Administrator

Stefanini Group • Richmond, VA

16h • Remote

About The Position

Stefanini Group is hiring an AIX System Administrator to perform Unix operating system administration remotely. The role includes automating lifecycle management for operating system components, support software, and configuration management; identifying operational toil; and using historical incident data and patterns to predict issues and take proactive action.

The initial schedule is Monday through Friday, with a later transition to either Tuesday through Saturday or Sunday through Thursday. The posting specifies that only W2 candidates are eligible.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional experience with Unix operating system technologies.
• Experience configuring operating systems and clustering components.
• Strong experience with automation and orchestration tools, including Ansible, Python, Aria, and Unix scripting.
• Previous experience with Agile methodologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently and take initiative to identify, track, and resolve issues.
• Expert knowledge of AIX LVM, LPAR profile creation, configuration, PowerVM administration, AIX OS installation via NIM and configuration, OS user and group administration, and HMC administration.
• Strong comfort with NIM administration and automation, Power Systems firmware upgrades, and SSH/SFTP client/server administration.
• Solid foundation in networking concepts and AIX/VIOS network administration, including Ethernet, VLANs, TCP/IP, 802.1q, vSwitches, and SEAs.
• Experience with NFS client/server administration, SUDO configuration, and LDAP client administration.
• Familiarity with AIX performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of networking and storage technologies.
• Knowledge of Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Must be a W2 candidate.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular system administration activities.
• Automate software lifecycle management for operating system components, support software, and configuration management.
• Identify toil in operating systems.
• Analyze historical data, incidents, and patterns to predict issues and take proactive action.
• Configure operating systems and clustering components.
• Administer AIX systems, including LVM, LPAR profiles, PowerVM, NIM, HMC, firmware, networking, storage, and related services.
• Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot AIX performance.
• Work collaboratively and independently, taking initiative to identify, track, and resolve issues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed