AIX system Administrator

Stefanini Group; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini is seeking an experienced AIX System Administrator in Richmond, VA to manage Unix environments for a long-term contract. The role emphasizes automation of software lifecycle management, proactive issue prevention, and strong collaboration across teams.

The candidate will handle LVM, LPAR, PowerVM, and NIM-based installations, as well as SSH/SFTP and LDAP configurations. Experience with Agile practices is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Unix OS experience, preferably in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on with AIX LVM, LPAR, PowerVM and OS installation (NIM).
• Strong automation experience using Ansible, Python, and scripting.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and ability to work independently or in teams.
• Familiarity with network concepts, NFS, LDAP, SUDO and SSH/SFTP.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular system administration tasks and incident response.
• Automate lifecycle management for OS components and configuration management.
• Identify toil in OS environments and optimize recurring issues.
• Use analytics on incidents to predict and prevent problems.
• Initial work schedule with rotating days as described.

Skills

Unix system administration

Automation

Scripting

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Tools

Ansible

Python

NIM

SSH/SFTP

PowerVM

LVM

LPAR

VIOS

HMC

Job description

Job Details

AIX system Administrator, Richmond, VA

Location: Richmond, VA

Job ID#: 65174

Job Category: Systems Administration

Position Type: Contract

Duration: Long-Term

Remaining Positions: 1

Posting Date: 10/14/2026

Responsibilities

• Regular System Administrator activities
• 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
• Initial work schedule: Monday - Friday, then will transition to either Tuesday-Saturday OR Sunday-Thursday

Qualifications

• 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.
• Familiarity with AIX performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting.

Additional Skills

• Networking and storage technologies
• Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban practices

W2 Candidates Only

About Stefanini Group

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.

Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are CMM Level 5 company.

Pay Range: $ 75.00 - $ 80.00