AIX System Administrator || San Jose, CA (Onsite)

DMS Vision•San Jose, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This person would be responsible for the day-to-day administration of all Linux/Unix based servers. This includes monitoring the trouble ticket queue, system troubleshooting, hardware and software system changes, scripting, patching, system performance monitoring, system sizing, system integration, upgrade implementation, and hardware diagnostics. This person would also work with application administrators to help troubleshoot and fine-tune applications and if required guide application administrators in best practices related to using the underlying UNIX infrastructure. They will also be responsible for maintaining all system documentation.

Requirements

Excellent hands on experience with RHEL/Suse/AIX including lvm device configuration and management, NIM, VIO, Jumpstart, IBM HMC, Yum/Satellite/RMT, networking, Veritas, etc.
Good at scripting – shell or Python for automation
Proven ability to perform UNIX builds such as AIX, RHEL, Suse
Working knowledge of VMWare vCenter, System imaging, TCP/IP functionality, networking, Remote administration systems (iLOM, ILO or iDRAC) a must
HP, IBM and Dell rack-mount server hardware knowledge
Must have strong communication skills and ability to work individually and within a team.
AIX
SUSE

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Configuration management tool such as SaltStack would be a plus.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day administration of all Linux/Unix based servers
Monitoring the trouble ticket queue
System troubleshooting
Hardware and software system changes
Scripting
Patching
System performance monitoring
System sizing
System integration
Upgrade implementation
Hardware diagnostics
Working with application administrators to troubleshoot and fine-tune applications
Guiding application administrators in best practices related to using the underlying UNIX infrastructure
Maintain all system documentation