Aix Administrator L2

Outworx Solutions; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Outworx Solutions is seeking an AIX L2 administrator to provide expert operating system support across IBM Power systems. You will optimize uptime, manage LVM, VIOS, and HMC tasks, and lead OS migrations and patches.

You will collaborate with customers, coordinate software deployments, and ensure infrastructure stability with GPFS and PowerHA. Experience with NIM is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in AIX system administration and uptime optimization.
• Proficient with IBM PowerVM, VIOS, LPARs and HMC management.
• Knowledge of NIM for OS installation and upgrades.
• Familiarity with AIX filesystem management (LVM, filesystems).
• Experience applying EM/EM/patches and NIM-based migrations.
• Exposure to SAP/HANA or other enterprise applications on AIX is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide AIX OS support and maximize performance and uptime for AIX servers.
• Analyze AIX issues and supporting software.
• LVM: create file systems, LV, VG; resize as needed.
• User management: create/delete users, uid/gid changes; troubleshoot.
• Paging space creation/deletion and maintenance basics.
• Software management: install/remove packages from ISO images.
• Check for inconsistent filesets and fix as needed.
• Install and remove emergency fixes.
• Migrate and patch OS using NIM and VIOS.
• VIOS migration/patching; manage VIOS and LPARs.
• Update and upgrade HMC; manage dump devices.
• HARDWARE management: migrate from Power9 to Power10; firmware upgrades.
• Configure NIM server; install OS via NIM and upgrade.
• Hands-on on Red Hat 8 & 9.
• Coordinate deployments of AIX supporting software and patches.
• Maintain GPFS, PowerHA, AIX versions; manage VIOS, PowerVM.
• Assist with development of standards for Unix AIX solutions.
• Collaborate with customers to troubleshoot incidents and escalate when needed.

Skills

AIX Administration

PowerVM

VIOS

LVM

Troubleshooting

HMC

System Support

SAN/NAS Connectivity

Tools

GPFS

PowerHA

HACMP

Z/Linux

Tripwire

Centrify DirectControl

HP Server Automation

Job description

AIX L2

Responsibilities for AIX administrator

• Provide AIX operating systems support and ensure maximum performance and uptime for all AIX servers
• Analyze issues related to AIX and supporting software
• LVM: creation of file system, lv, and vg. Increasing of space of file system, identifying vg from file system etc
• User management: user creation, deletion and changing uids and gids. troubleshoot if any user facing any problem
• Paging space: creating and deleting and basics of paging
• Software management: installing & deleting of packages from the iso image
• Checking inconsistent filesets
• Installing and removing emergency fixes as and when required
• Migrating and patching of OS using NIM And VIOS
• VIOS: migration and patching of vios
• Taking mapping and rootvg backup of vios and lpar
• HMC: updating and upgrading the HMC
• Dump device: checking the dump device information and creating new dump device
• Hrdware management:Migration from power9 to power10
• Firmware upgrade of hardwares
• NIM server: configuring nim server, installing os using nim server and upgrading os using it
• Hands-on on Redhat 8 & 9
• Coordinate and support deployment of AIX supporting software, and application related software upgrades/patches
• Maintain infrastructure software (GPFS, PowerHA, AIX 6.1, 7.1, and later, VIOS, PowerVM)
• Responsible for installing and managing IBM AIX systems
• Assist with the development of standards, guidelines and policies related to the design and architecture of Unix AIX solutions
• Build and support MBUSA Unix AIX server infrastructure, which entails the configuration of physical hardware and the deployment of Operating Systems consistent with the Companys policy and procedures
• Working with customers to troubleshoot incidents and elevate with L2 support if/when needed
• Lead technical discussions for new initiatives & solutions as per IT roadmap
• Review existing Infra landscape & look for opportunity to improve Qualifications for AIX administrator
• Capability of troubleshooting performance issues
• Solutions and results orientation
• Experience with IBM PowerVM, virtual servers, clustered servers, SAN and NAS connectivity, and global filesystems
• Experience with zLinux, HP Server Automation, Tripwire, and Centrify DirectControl is a plus
• HACMP HMC/LPARs