Job Summary
The Systems Administrator - III will manage and support AIX and Unix operating system environments, including system configuration, clustering, automation, orchestration, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting. The role requires 8+ years of professional experience with Unix operating system technologies and strong expertise in AIX administration, PowerVM, LPARs, NIM, networking, storage, and automation tools. The administrator will also support software lifecycle management, identify operational inefficiencies, and proactively address potential issues using incident data and analytics.
Key Responsibilities
• Perform regular system administration activities across AIX and Unix operating system environments.
• Automate software lifecycle management for operating system components, support software, and configuration management.
• Identify repetitive operational tasks and toil within operating systems and implement automation to improve efficiency.
• Analyze historical incident data and patterns to predict potential issues and take proactive corrective actions.
• Configure and manage operating systems and clustering components.
• Support AIX LVM, LPAR profile creation and configuration, PowerVM administration, and AIX operating system installation and configuration through NIM.
• Manage operating system users and groups, HMC administration, and system configurations.
• Perform NIM administration and automation, Power Systems firmware upgrades, and SSH/SFTP client and server administration.
• Support network and storage technologies, including AIX and VIOS networking, NFS, SUDO, and LDAP client administration.
• Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot AIX system performance.
• Apply Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, to system administration and operational activities.
• Collaborate with team members while independently identifying, tracking, and resolving technical issues.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of professional experience with Unix operating system technologies.
• Experience configuring operating systems and clustering components.
• Strong experience with automation and orchestration tools, including Ansible, Python, Aria, and Unix scripting.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies.
• Expert knowledge of AIX LVM, LPAR profile creation and configuration, PowerVM administration, AIX OS installation through NIM, OS configuration, user and group administration, and HMC administration.
• Strong experience with NIM administration and automation, Power Systems firmware upgrades, and SSH/SFTP client and server administration.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and AIX and VIOS network administration, including Ethernet, VLANs, TCP/IP, 802.1q, vSwitches, and SEAs.
• Experience with NFS client and server administration, SUDO configuration, and LDAP client administration.
• Knowledge of networking and storage technologies used by the FRS.
• Familiarity with AIX performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently, take initiative, and identify, track, and resolve issues.
Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience using analytics on historical incident data to identify patterns and proactively prevent operational issues.
Additional Details
• Initial work schedule: Monday-Friday.
• The schedule will transition to either Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday.
