Sr. Systems Engineer Consultant - SME (AIX)

The AIX Platform Services Engineer will be responsible for planning, development, implementation and maintenance of several software products at client relating to the IBM. AIX operating system and IBM Power Systems hardware. This individual will also be responsible for designing HA, DR and business continuity solutions with IBM PowerHA and its overall integration with underlying compute platform, e.g. hardware, systems software, operating systems, network and storage.

Key responsibilities:

Build, document, test and certify AIX loads

Manage and lead escalated support and problem resolution activities for system hardware, and software; acting as Level 3 support for AIX

Lead and direct the future use and development of IBM/pSeries solutions at client

Lead and direct the development of support guidelines and procedures with participation from Operations Analysts and Architects

Train operations system administration staff in support of various software and hardware products

Provide support for AIX solutions at client

Document various client internal security and architecture documents

Document engineering and operational runbooks

Skills Required:

6+ years of experience with AIX system administration

1-2 years IBM PowerHA experience (now called SystemMirror)

Thorough knowledge of pSeries hardware, VIO, HMC, NIM and PowerVM

1-2 years of experience in a security related field

Experience working in a server operations role for a large heterogeneous environment

Good Communication Skills and ability to utilize desktop tools to accelerate communications (Wikis, IM, WebEx, etc.)

2+ years of experience with Scripting - Shell, Ruby, Python, PERL or Javascript

Systems Engineering or Enterprise Architecture background preferred

Position Qualifications:

Performs at an extremely high level of technical competence and maturity

Ability to communicate effectively with application operational support staff

Ability to be a self-starter, looking for improvements to processes and business offerings

Ability to clearly explain technical issues in a non-technical fashion

Ability to create complex, technical documentation for operational use

Ability to handle multiple complex projects at one time

Experience Preferred:

Experience with IBM PowerVC, IBM BigFix, IBM PowerVM toolkit and other IBM software a plus

Experience with GitHub, Agile methodologies and REST APIs

Experience with IBM Power Mobile Cores/Capacity on Demand

Experience with an Enterprise configuration management tool, like Puppet or CHEF is a plus.

Education Required:

B.S. Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent work experience in the requested field.