UNIX AIX Admin (L3)

UNIX AIX Admin (L3)

Technology/Domain: AIX Administration – Unix AIX

Experience Level: 12+ Years’ Experience Required

Location: Chicago, IL– USA and Indianapolis, IN

Salary: $120K

Customer: Ascension Healthcare

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Unix AIX Administrator (L3) to join our IT team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing AIX systems, both through GUI and command line, and will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our AIX environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• System Installation and Patching: Install, configure, and update AIX operating systems using alt_disk_install or multibos, and troubleshoot any issues during and after patching.
• NIM Setup: Configure and manage Network Installation Manager (NIM) setups.
• GPFS Clusters: Hands-on experience with GPFS (General Parallel File System) clusters.
• HACMP Clusters: Manage HACMP (High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing) clusters and troubleshoot by reading cluster logs.
• AIX OS Migration: Perform AIX OS migrations using nimadm process.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor the performance of AIX servers, read error codes, and analyze system logs.
• Disaster Recovery: Implement and manage AIX disaster recovery processes and DLPAR (Dynamic Logical Partitioning) operations using HMC (Hardware Management Console).
• Environment Management: Create and administer new AIX environments and user accounts as per business requirements.
• Support: Provide support to developers, administrators, and application super users.
• Maintenance: Conduct upgrades, patching, and preventative maintenance for all AIX operating environments.
• Capacity Management: Plan, coordinate, and execute AIX OS and firmware maintenance, including firmware upgrades and installing AIX OS patches.

Security: Provide suggestions to enhance security by integrating additional software/hardware solutions.