AIX(Linux) System Engineer

GBB; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GBB is looking for an experienced professional skilled in deploying IBM Power Systems and associated operating systems. The role requires 8+ years of hands-on experience with IBM AIX and various Linux distributions. The ideal candidate must possess at least two relevant technical certifications and demonstrate strong communication skills for customer engagement. This position emphasizes flexibility, attention to detail, and effective teamwork in a dynamic technical environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in deploying various operating systems.
• Experience in AIX OS Migration from older to newer versions.
• Technical leadership understanding of Datacenter practices.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain IBM Power Systems environments.
• Work in collaboration with team members and customers.
• Document system configurations and project deployments.

Skills

IBM Power Systems

IBM AIX Operating Systems

IBM Power Linux

Open Source Linux

OS Migration

Managing HMC

Power virtualization

SUSE Pacemaker cluster

Microsoft Windows Server

Education

IBM Certified AIX System Administrator

IBM Power servers certified System Administrator

RHEL/SLES Linux Certified System administrator

IBM Storage Administrator

Job description

Overview

The candidate should have proven hands on experience in deploying IBM Power Systems IBM AIX OS & Linux (SUSE; RHEL etc.) operating systems to a variety of technology and business clients. Must have a blend of technical knowledge, business knowledge (Pre-Sales) and effective communication skills for this role. The role will be expected to work in a positive and collaborative fashion with fellow team members, senior engineering/architect staff, vendors, and customers

Technical Skills Required (Must Have)

• 8+ years of hands-on working experience, should have done real time deployments, day to day operations, security; OS patch updates and support of :-
• IBM Power Systems (Power 5/7/8/9 etc.)
• IBM AIX Operating Systems (6.1/7.1/7.2/7.3 etc.)
• IBM Power Linux; SUSE on IBM Power
• Open Source Linux (SUSE; RHEL etc.) Operating systems
• Should have an expertise in :-
• AIX OS Migration from AIX 5.3/6.1 to AIX 7.1/7.2 & IBM Power Systems technology refresh from POWER4/5/6 to POWER7/8/9 systems.
• Migrate legacy HACMP and Power HA versions from 5.4/5.5/6.1 to Power HA 7.1/7.2.
• Managing HMC (and managing via HMC-Command line), Virtual I/O servers (VIOS) and AIX LPARs in POWER8/9 systems.
• Deploying & maintaining Power virtualization (VIOS) and VMware virtualization.
• System Mirror and SUSE Pacemaker cluster.

Technical Skills Required (Optional, having them could be an added advantage)

• 3+ Years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Windows Server operating system, Linux operating system & other hypervisors (Hyper-V, KVM, AHV etc.)
• 3+ Years of good exposure and mixed working experience on Storage (IBM, Dell EMC, NetApp etc.), Compute (Lenovo/IBM/HP/Dell Servers etc.) and Backup domains (Veritas, Commvault, ArcServe, Veeam etc.)

Technical Certifications

• IBM Certified AIX System Administrator
• IBM Power servers certified System Administrator
• RHEL/SLES Linux Certified System administrator
• IBM Storage Administrator

Note: – Must & should have at least 2 (if not 4) of the above mentioned certifications:

Additional Skills

• Should be able to Architect and Design IBM Power environments depending on the ask & pain areas of the customers
• Demonstrate technical leadership in understanding Datacenter practices and application workloads
• Excellent customer service skills with strong focus on customer satisfaction
• Must be able to accommodate a flexible work schedule that may include nights, weekends or holidays as required
• Must be process and detail oriented with the ability to multitask; strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills with the ability to determine problems and act without supervision
• Must be self-motivated and eager to learn new technologies and skills to better assist customers.
• Should be able to showcase or conduct Product POCs (Proof of Concept) to colleagues & customers
• Should be able to collaborate extensively with peers in other infrastructure disciplines in developing designs, implementation plans and support strategies.
• Must be good in documenting the system configuration & project deployments done.
• This experience should include the planning, deployment, configuration and administration of heterogeneous virtual environment/s.
• Should be comfortable and good at articulating technology to the customers.