Sr. AIX Administrator

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, GC-EAD, OPT-EAD, L2-EAD, TN Visa

Local Candidates Preferred. Non-local candidates must be willing to pay for your own interview travel expenses and relocation costs.

Role: Sr. AIX Administrator

Location: Chicago, IL

Duration: 6+ Months

Rate: $45/hr on C2C (Max)

Job Description:

A Senior AIX Administrator who has 7+ years of experience with AIX 6.1 and higher. The individual will be required to maintain IBM Power servers on P750 and P870 hardware, comprising 50+ physical/virtual AIX servers. The position requires the performance of patching/upgrades, troubleshooting performance problems, and understanding PCI standards/security hardening within the OS. This position will also provide support for additional Unix OS related matters, deploy rollouts for the production applications, recommend areas of improvement, create/lead projects, have excellent communication skills, and be self-motivated within the enterprise environment. Extensive knowledge of performance tuning, VIO, lpars, storage provisioning, and network configuration is required. It is a plus if there is also knowledge of Tivoli TSM backup, Linux, and VMware. The position will require on-call duties and work occasionally during weekends.

Responsibilities and Experience:

1. Maintain and manage critical core business servers within the organization.
2. Generate scripts to perform system administration activities.
3. Provide support for on-call duties.
4. 7+ years managing and maintaining physical/virtual AIX operating systems; RHEL Linux and VMware Enterprise Edition is a plus.
5. 7+ years with architecture, design, and enhancements.
6. 7+ years with creating and maintaining associated server and application projects from start to end.
7. 7+ years in generating or modifying scripts in Shell, KornShell, Perl, C++ or similar languages.
8. 3+ years in maintaining and managing Tivoli Storage Manager.
9. 5+ years in multipathing configuration within Linux or AIX.

Education, Certifications, and Skills:

1. College diploma or University degree in computer science or 5 years plus experience in the related field.
2. Certifications in system architecture, design, or maintenance.
3. Certifications in AIX administration.
4. Certifications in RedHat Linux administration or associated Redhat services.
5. Certification in Tivoli Storage Administration.
6. Must have IBM AIX Operating Systems.
7. Must be able to script in Shell, KornShell, Perl, C++ or similar languages.
8. Must be able to provide detailed performance analysis within the server and components beyond the servers such as the network and SAN storage connectivity that is attached.
9. Must be proficient with SAN storage connectivity and multipathing configuration/methodologies.
10. Proficient in generating graphs using tools such as Excel or generating diagrams.
11. Extensive knowledge on design and connectivity between the servers with various applications.
12. Be able to install and maintain hardware within the datacenter; lifting, racking, or moving equipment is required.
13. Proficient to generate projects from start to end with minimal guidance from management.
14. Proficient in hardening servers related to PCI compliance.
15. Required on-call support duties that will include weekend and nighttime deployments.
16. Must be able to coordinate and function with different teams within the organization.
17. Proactiveness and self-motivation a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cloud Big Data Technologies is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability, and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status, or any other protected status. Cloud Big Data Technologies will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements, or related matters. Nor will Cloud Big Data Technologies require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.