Ibm Power Systems & Aix Administrator

Neshent Technologies; South Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Neshent Technologies is seeking an experienced IBM Power Systems & AIX Administrator to manage and maintain enterprise Power infrastructure and AIX environments. The role focuses on Power7–Power10 platforms, VIOS, HMC, LPAR/DLPAR administration, and ongoing upgrades.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AN HMC, VIOS patching, and SAN/storage connectivity in large-scale environments, ensuring system reliability and optimization across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering IBM Power Systems and AIX environments.
• Hands-on experience with Power7, Power8, Power9, and/or Power10 systems.
• Strong experience with AIX 7.x administration, patching, upgrades, and migrations.
• Hands-on experience with VIOS, HMC, LPAR, and DLPAR administration.
• Experience with NIM/NIMADM and AIX OS migration activities.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support IBM Power Systems, including Power7 through Power10 platforms.
• Perform server provisioning, installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management.
• Plan and execute IBM Power platform upgrades, migrations, and hardware refreshes.
• Install, configure, patch, and maintain AIX 7.x environments.
• Maintain VIOS configurations, patching, and health checks; monitor performance.

Skills

IBM Power Systems

AIX administration

VIOS

LPAR/DLPAR

HMC

NIM/NIMADM

Tools

NIM/NIMADM tooling

HMC management

SAN storage tooling

Job description

We are seeking an experiencedIBM Power Systems & AIX Administrator to manage, support, and maintain enterprise IBM Power Systems infrastructure and AIX environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Power7-Power10 systems, AIX administration, VIOS, HMC, LPARs, virtualization, storage, and enterprise infrastructure upgrades.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Administer and support IBM Power Systems, including Power7, Power8, Power9, and Power10 platforms.
• Perform server provisioning, installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management.
• Execute firmware, microcode, and hardware maintenance activities.
• Plan and execute IBM Power platform upgrades, migrations, and hardware refreshes.
• Install, configure, patch, and maintain AIX 7.x environments.
• Perform AIX Technology Level (TL), Service Pack (SP), and OS upgrades, including NIM/NIMADM-based migrations.
• Build, configure, maintain, and upgrade Virtual I/O Servers (VIOS).
• Configure and manage Virtual SCSI, NPIV, Shared Ethernet Adapters (SEA), and virtual networking.
• Perform VIOS patching, upgrades, health checks, and performance monitoring.
• Manage storage virtualization and SAN connectivity across IBM Power environments.
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Hardware Management Consoles (HMC).
• Create and manage LPARs and perform Dynamic LPAR (DLPAR) operations.
• Manage processor and memory allocation across logical partitions.
• Perform HMC upgrades, backups, recovery, and routine maintenance.
• Troubleshoot system, operating system, virtualization, storage, and hardware-related issues.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, operational procedures, and system configuration records.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering IBM Power Systems and AIX environments.
• Hands-on experience with Power7, Power8, Power9, and/or Power10 systems.
• Strong experience with AIX 7.x administration, patching, upgrades, and migrations.
• Hands-on experience with VIOS, HMC, LPAR, and DLPAR administration.
• Experience with NIM/NIMADM and AIX OS migration activities.
• Strong knowledge of Virtual SCSI, NPIV, SEA, and virtual networking.
• Experience with enterprise SAN, storage virtualization, and connectivity.
• Experience performing firmware, microcode, HMC, and VIOS upgrades.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in IBM Power environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• IBM Power Systems or AIX-related certifications.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise AIX environments.
• Knowledge of high-availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity environments.
• Experience with automation and scripting for AIX administration.
• Strong documentation, communication, and operational support skills.