IBM AIX Support Engineer

Black Box

19h•Remote

About The Position

The Supplier Personnel will work fully remote and coordinate with the Customer for tasks requiring physical access (e.g., cabling, frame interventions). This role involves administering IBM AIX 7.2, configuring and managing PowerVM/LPARs, and providing Tier-3 escalation support for outages and performance incidents. The position also includes responsibilities in storage, backup, disaster recovery readiness, automation, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

IBM AIX 7.2 administration
PowerVM/LPARs configuration and management
Dual VIOS and HMC management
NPIV/vFC pathing troubleshooting
Pure Storage array integration
OS and firmware update planning and execution
Alternate disk/NIM-assisted migrations
Tier-3 escalation support
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Capacity and performance monitoring
SAN integrations
Multipath health validation
NIM server operations
IBM Spectrum Protect operation
Live Partition Mobility support
Shell scripting
Ansible scripting
Runbook maintenance
SOP maintenance
Environment map maintenance (LPARNIOS/HMC/NIM)
Change documentation

Nice To Haves

Tasks requiring physical access (e.g., cabling, frame interventions) coordination with Customer.

Responsibilities

Administer IBM AIX 7.2 across designated LPARs; perform patching, tuning, kernel updates, and maintenance.
Configure and manage PowerVM/LPARs, dual VIOS, and HMC; troubleshoot NPIV/vFC pathing to Pure Storage arrays.
Plan and execute OS and firmware updates, alternate disk/NIM-assisted migrations with documented rollback plans.
Provide Tier-3 escalation support for outages and performance incidents; lead RCA and preventative remediation.
Perform capacity and performance monitoring with actionable optimization recommendations.
Collaborate on SAN integrations, validate multipath health, and maintain NIM server operations.
Operate IBM Spectrum Protect for backup/recovery; document and validate restore procedures.
Support Live Partition Mobility prerequisites and post-move validation for datacenter relocation tasks, as requested.
Create and maintain scripts (e.g., shell/Ansible) to standardize patching and compliance tasks where feasible.
Maintain runbooks, SOPs, environment maps (LPARNIOS/HMC/NIM), and change documentation.
Provide knowledge transfer to customer staff through documented steps and working sessions.