AIX System Administrator

SOFT Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SOFT Inc. seeks an experienced AIX System Administrator for a long-term contract in the Richmond, VA area. The candidate will manage AIX OS, LVM, LPAR/PowerVM, and NIM, while driving automation using Ansible and Python. Strong scripting and Agile experience are required.

The role emphasizes independent initiative and collaborative problem solving in a fast-paced environment. On-site work for local candidates only in the US is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Unix/AIX experience.
• Expert knowledge of AIX LVM, PowerVM, and NIM.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Ansible, Python).
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Automate software lifecycle management for OS components and configurations.
• Identify toil and automate repetitive OS tasks.
• Apply analytics to incidents to predict and prevent issues.

Skills

Unix OS technologies

AIX LVM

LPAR/PowerVM administration

NIM administration

Networking concepts

SUDO/LDAP administration

Scripting (UNIX)

Python

Ansible

Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban)

Tools

Aria

Power Systems firmware

Job description

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY 3RD PARTY SOLICITATIONS. ANY SUCH INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR RECEIVE A RESPONSE. WE CAN ONLY WORK WITH DIRECT APPLICANTS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE US WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP. THIS IS AN ON-SITE ROLE FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY.

SOFT's client located in Remotely ( TX, VA, NJ ) is looking for a AIX System Administrator for a long term contract assignment.

Qualifications:

AIX System Administrator Position

• 8+ years professional experience in the area of Unix Operating system technologies
• Experience with operating system and clustering component configuration
• Strong experience with automation and orchestration tools, including Ansible, Python, Aria, UNIX scripting, etc., and previous work with Agile methodologies
• Must be able to work both collaboratively and independently and take initiative to identify, track, and resolve issues
• Expert knowledge of AIX LVM, LPAR profile creation, configuration, PowerVM administration, AIX OS installation (via NIM) and configuration, OS user, group creation, administration, HMC administration.
• Strong comfort level with NIM administration and automation, Power Systems firmware upgrades, SSH/SFTP client/server administration.
• Solid foundation with network concepts and AIX, VIOS network administration (Ethernet, VLANs, TCP/IP, 802.1q, vSwitches, SEAs), NFS client/server administration, SUDO configuration, LDAP client administration.
• In addition to experience working with Unix technologies, the following skills will be required.
• Networking and storage technologies used by the FRS
• Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban practices
• Familiarity with AIX performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities:

• Automate software lifecycle management for Operating system components, support software, and configuration management
• Experience in identifying toil in Operating Systems
• Applies analytics on past data like incidents and patterns for predicting issues and takes proactive actions