IT Infrastructure AIX TechOps Engineer

What would you do as our AIX/Linux TechOps Engineer? The IT Infrastructure TechOps Engineer leads the design and deployment of Unix-based technologies, primarily supporting Linux (SUSE, RedHat) servers on VMware, VxRail, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), plus AIX servers on IBM P8/P10. Responsibilities include maintaining all infrastructure components—physical hosts, SAN, virtualization, security, network operations, and databases—in a 24x7x365 environment. The engineer collaborates with developers, DBAs, system administrators, managers, and customers to resolve technical issues. Experience with SAP HANA infrastructure is highly preferred. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Day to day overview for Datacenters within the Americas Division, including VMWare Hosts, Virtual Machines, SAN, FC Connectivity, and Infrastructure hardware. Install, configure, troubleshoot, upgrade, customize and maintain AIX/Linux systems while ensuring overall system performance and availability. Monitor AIX/Linux systems, analyzing problems and performing research and maintenance to prevent reoccurrence. Test and document systems prior to deployment. Perform regular revalidation of system settings to ensure compliance with policies and needs. Use scripts to automate routine tasks. Be available to respond to the needs of a 24x7x365 environment (including on call for emergencies), after-hours and weekends when required. Create, modify, and delete account information. Evaluate access rights and permissions. Document system requirements, configurations, procedures, changes, incidents, and problem resolutions. Mitigate security breaches in progress. Configure and maintain HMC to manage P-series environments. Configured, monitor, and maintain IBM VM Recovery Manager for AIX VM replication for disaster recovery. Backup and restore systems using NIM, mksysb, and Rubrik Backup solution. Work with vendors for all aspects of system maintenance including annual maintenance renewals, hardware, and software support. Adhere to all change control policies. Perform any additional duties as defined by IT leadership. Education and Experience Profile Associate degree in Computer Science or related field. Experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirement. A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. Industry certification(s) such as VMware, Linux, AIX, etc. are a plus! Additional certifications may be accepted in lieu of experience. Specific knowledge of IBM P-Series Servers and AIX operating systems. Experience supporting enterprise applications and technologies in a Global Organization. Prior experience with ServiceNow is a plus. Required Skills VMWare (VxRail) RedHat, SUSE, Ubuntu, CentOS Linux Windows Server (All Versions) SAN (Dell EMC PowerStore a plus) AIX V. 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 System administration AIX storage (MPIO, VGs, LVMs, JFS) AIX security (IPsec, EFS, roles, sudo, trusted execution) AIX performance monitoring and reporting (NMON, topas) LDAP (configure and support LDAP for identity and access management in AIX) SSL Certificates (Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, manage as necessary) IBM P-Series Servers IBM PowerVM and PowerHA Dell Unity SAN experience (LUNs, NPIV) NetApp (specifically used for a Flexclone process) Monitoring and managing servers with a 24/7/365 level uptime. Hardware and software inventory management. Develop and implement disaster recovery plans. Project experience, participation, and ownership within complex systems. Problem resolution and attention to detail. Experience supporting database environments, preferably HANA. Bonus Skills Nutanix AHV IBM VM Recovery Manager Kubernetes experience (specifically AKS) Working Conditions Working conditions are normal for an office environment. This is an in-person position at our Lake Forest, CA office. Pay Range Pay Range: $103,000 - $162,253. This “base salary range” is a reasonable estimate for this position at the time of posting. Pay within each range is based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, to primary work job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location. ASSA ABLOY conducts regular review of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time. Equal Employment Opportunity ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr