AIX system Administrator

Stefanini Group•Richmond, VA

16h•Remote

About The Position

Stefanini Group is hiring an AIX System Administrator for a remote position. The role involves administering Unix operating systems, automating software lifecycle 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, transitioning later to either Tuesday through Saturday or Sunday through Thursday. W2 candidates only.

Requirements

At least 8 years of professional experience with Unix operating system technologies.
Experience configuring operating system and clustering components.
Strong experience with automation and orchestration tools, including Ansible, Python, Aria, and UNIX scripting.
Previous experience with Agile methodologies.
Expert knowledge of AIX LVM, LPAR profile creation and configuration, PowerVM administration, AIX OS installation via NIM and configuration, OS user and group administration, and HMC administration.
Strong comfort level with NIM administration and automation, Power Systems firmware upgrades, and SSH/SFTP client/server administration.
A solid foundation in networking concepts and AIX and 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.
Ability to work collaboratively and independently and take initiative to identify, track, and resolve issues.
W2 candidates only.

Responsibilities

Perform regular system administration activities.
Automate software lifecycle management for operating system components and supporting software, as well as 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, OS installation and configuration, users and groups, and HMC.
Administer NIM and automate NIM tasks; perform Power Systems firmware upgrades and manage SSH/SFTP clients and servers.
Support networking, VIOS networking, NFS, SUDO, and LDAP client administration.
Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot AIX performance.
Work collaboratively and independently, take initiative, and identify, track, and resolve issues.