Overview
Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Skills
AIX
UNIX
Bash
Job Details
Role: Lead AIX/UNIX Systems Administrator
Location: Remote
Project description
The primary goal of the project is patching and upgrade efforts for over 200+ systems for a big US-based retail company, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.
Responsibilities
- We are looking for experienced AIX Systems Administrators to lead patching and upgrade efforts for over 200+ systems.
- Responsibilities for AIX:
- Patch and Upgrade UNIX operating systems and system software, and provide hardware, backup and recovery, and system monitoring
- Candidate must be able to work independently with a group
- Test Patching and Upgrades in the lab environments before Production to ensure systems meet the application teams requirements for performance, resiliency, security, and manageability
- Work with project management resources in providing detailed server information before and after patching/upgrades to meet project deliverables.
Skills
Must have
- Shell scripting experience including ksh and bash
- Candidate must have knowledge and experience in using virtualized PowerVM technology
- Candidate must have knowledge and experience using NIM (Network Installation Management) server technology
- Candidate should be familiar with utilizing alt disks cloning within the AIX OS
- Candidate should be familiar and have some experience with Shared Storage Pools, VSCSI, NPIV, HMC, and LPM
- Candidate should have a deep understanding of Unix concepts, bachelor's degree, and at least 5 years of experience in AIX
- Candidate should be familiar with HPE Storage solutions
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