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Expert Systems Engineer, AIX

Ensono

Location
remote
Workplace
Remote
Employment
Full Time
Salary
USD 125,000–163,000/yr
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Responsibilities

  • Act as technical owner and subject matter expert (SME) for IBM AIX and Power Systems platforms
  • Design, architect, and standardize enterprise‑scale AIX and pSeries environments
  • Define and maintain architecture standards, build patterns, and best practices
  • Provide expert guidance for capacity planning, scalability, and platform modernization
  • Review and approve complex designs related to compute, storage, virtualization, and networking
  • Architect and manage: HMC environments (v9 & v10)
  • Architect and manage: Power8, Power9, and Power10 systems
  • Architect and manage: DLPAR, LPM, NPIV
  • Architect and manage: Virtual networking, virtual storage, SR‑IOV, vNIC adapters
  • Lead VIOS architecture, build, upgrade, and high availability design
  • Perform pSeries hardware commissioning, refresh, and consolidation projects
  • Lead AIX OS lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, and kernel tuning
  • Architect and execute: AIX OS migrations (6.1 → 7.1 → 7.2→ 7.3)
  • Architect and execute: Hardware refresh and data center migrations
  • Architect and execute: Storage and SAN migrations
  • Own and optimize NIM (Network Installation Manager) design and usage
  • Design zero‑downtime or minimal‑impact migration strategies
  • Perform advanced performance analysis, workload optimization, and tuning
  • Design high availability, fault tolerance, and resiliency models
  • Define and govern Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) strategies
  • Analyze platform risks and implement proactive mitigations
  • Define monitoring standards and performance KPIs
  • Lead Major Incident Management (MIM) and complex RCA investigations
  • Perform trend analysis, identify systemic issues, and drive long‑term fixes
  • Coordinate with IBM and hardware/storage vendors for deep technical resolutions
  • Drive automation‑first strategy for AIX operations
  • Develop and review Shell / Perl / Python automation frameworks
  • Integrate automation with Ansible or enterprise orchestration tools
  • Reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and enhance platform reliability
  • Ensure adherence to ITIL, security, audit, and compliance requirements
  • Define technical governance and change standards for the AIX platform
  • Author and maintain architecture documents, SOPs, runbooks, and KB articles
  • Support audits and ensure platform compliance with enterprise policies
  • Provide expert consultation to stakeholders, architects, and senior leadership
  • Mentor and technically guide L3 engineers and system architects
  • Support complex client engagements, audits, and transformation programs
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences

Requirements

  • 12–15+ years of hands‑on experience in IBM AIX and Power Systems
  • Expert‑level knowledge of: AIX OS administration and kernel internals
  • Expert‑level knowledge of: PowerVM, VIOS, and HMC
  • Expert‑level knowledge of: pSeries architecture
  • Strong expertise in SAN storage, HA, DR, and enterprise networking
  • Proven experience leading large‑scale migrations and transformations
  • Advanced shell scripting / automation skills
  • Excellent troubleshooting and analytical capabilities

Preferred

  • IBM Certifications in: AIX System Administration
  • IBM Certifications in: Power Systems / pSeries Hardware
  • IBM Certifications in: Performance Tuning
  • IBM Certifications in: Network Administration
  • Experience in mission‑critical, regulated, or global enterprise environments
  • Exposure to hybrid cloud or IBM Power on Cloud architectures
  • Strategic thinker with strong technical depth
  • Calm and decisive during critical outages
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Strong ownership mindset with attention to detail
  • Collaborative leader and trusted technical advisor
  • Comfortable working in rotational on‑call models whenever required

Skills

  • IBM AIX
  • Power Systems
  • PowerVM
  • VIOS
  • HMC
  • pSeries
  • SAN storage
  • HA
  • DR
  • enterprise networking
  • Shell scripting
  • Perl
  • Python
  • Ansible

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