AIX System Administrator

NPO USA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm based in Toronto is seeking an experienced professional to manage and configure IBM POWER hardware and AIX systems. Responsibilities include installation, troubleshooting, and collaboration with other teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of AIX OS and be fluent in English. This role may require on-call shifts and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Experience with installation and configuration of IBM hardware.
• Ability to manage and configure network interfaces.
• Experience with Logical Volume Manager operations.

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration, and operation on the LPAR profile.
• Support to other teams including middleware, database, and storage.
• Configure and manage cluster topology and resource groups.

Skills

Knowledge of IBM POWER 9 and Power10 hardware

Knowledge of AIX OS versions 6.1, 7.1 and 7.2

Fluent English (written and spoken)

Knowledge of PowerVM (VIO server)

Troubleshooting on AIX

Knowledge of PowerHA

Job description

Job Description

• Knowledge of IBM POWER 9 and Power10 hardware.
• Installation and configuration.
• Knowledge of the HMC hardware console.
• Installation, configuration, and operation on the LPAR profile.
• Knowledge of PowerVM (VIO server) .
• installation and configuration .
• virtualisation activity on VIOS for LPAR AIX.
• Knowledge of AIX OS versions 6.1, 7.1 and 7.2 for operation : .
• Managing and configuring network interfaces.
• Operation on Logical Volume Manager (physical disk, multipath, volume groups, file system.
• Installing / updating ODM drivers for DELL or HPe storage.
• Update / install TL / SP on AIX lpar.
• Analysis Performance on AIX lpar.
• Troubleshooting on AIX.
• Support to other teams (middleware, database, storage, backup, etc.).
• Knowledge of PowerHA.
• Install and configure PowerHA based on 2 AIX nodes.
• Configure and manage cluster topology.
• Configure and manage cluster resource groups.

Soft Skills

• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Willingness and aptitude to work as part of a global team located in Europe.
• Willingness to work on-call shifts.
• Willingness to work on planned changes outside of normal working hours during the weekend.
• Willingness to work on short business trips (only for limited cases).

Working hours: US central

Desirable but not essential requirements

Knowledge of Linux OS distribution (Red Hat is preferred)

About NPO USA

If you are smart and curious about new things, we are looking for you : this is an exciting opportunity to work, learn and acquire new skills!