Principal Enterprise Systems Engineer - AIX

Fresenius Medical Care • Waltham, MA

6d • $117,000 - $196,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Enterprise Systems Engineer is an experienced infrastructure engineer and architectural owner for the AIX platform running on IBM Power Systems. The role provides technical authority, strategic direction, and senior-level escalation support for mission-critical infrastructure. It develops technical design specifications aligned with business requirements and existing company and customer software platforms and standards, and oversees projects implementing applications and components within technical frameworks. The role also collaborates with the cloud engineering team to build, automate, and support AWS and Azure services, with a focus on Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

The position analyzes business and information requirements, reviews workflows and applications, and identifies opportunities to adapt, acquire, or develop application frameworks. It evaluates complex requirements for framework or ad hoc solutions, refines systems and procedures into component code, and implements best practices to optimize system and application performance. It provides technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to developers, analysts, and other staff, and leads moderate to large technical projects in coordination with project management teams.

This is a hybrid position in Massachusetts with a flexible work schedule. A bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred. The role requires 8–10 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 8 years of experience, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree. The annual pay range is $117,000–$196,000, depending on work location and qualifications. The position offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, parental leave, and potential performance-based bonuses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 8–10 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 8 years of experience, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree.
• 8+ years of enterprise AIX administration and architecture experience.
• Expertise with IBM Power Systems (Power9/Power10), AIX 7.2/7.3, PowerVM, VIOS, and HMC.
• Senior-level escalation and technical leadership experience for mission-critical infrastructure.
• Strong Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code experience.
• Experience with NIM administration, AIX patching, upgrades, lifecycle management, and LPAR management.
• Enterprise storage experience, including SAN, Dell/EMC PowerPath, PowerMax, and PowerStore.
• Veritas InfoScale Cluster experience and high-availability architecture expertise.
• Experience working in hybrid on-premises and cloud environments.
• Independent working style and strong analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to work cooperatively as a team member.
• Experience with complex technical infrastructures spanning multiple functional areas.
• Solid experience in structured development techniques, relational database concepts, programming tools, and structured development and testing methodologies.
• Experience with current programming languages and hands-on relational database technology.

Nice To Haves

• AWS and/or Microsoft Azure infrastructure engineering experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Cloud automation experience using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Certification in relevant technologies is a plus.
• Ability to lead technical efforts related to complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze organizational information use to determine appropriate applications and use of existing or future technology in support of business objectives.
• Review information-processing workflows and existing applications to identify common organizational needs for adapting, acquiring, or developing application frameworks.
• Analyze complex business application requirements and assess whether they are suited to framework use or require ad hoc development.
• Analyze systems and procedures, refine their formulation, and convert them into component code for application or framework use.
• Implement existing or newly designed best practices to optimize system and application performance.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide technical guidance to developers and analysts as assigned.
• Work with developers, analysts, and related personnel to document technical requirements, intended solutions, as-built capabilities, and best practices.
• Serve as a technical project leader on moderate to large technical projects; coordinate plans and resource schedules with project management teams.
• Provide assistance to staff with complex tasks requiring judgment and initiative.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies.
• Comply with the Code of Business Conduct, company policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Assist with projects assigned by a direct supervisor and perform other assigned duties.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Potential performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal