Sr. Technical Support Engineer - Level 3; AIX​/LINUX

Park Place Technologies is a global data center and networking optimization firm. We offer a robust portfolio of IT solutions to optimize networking and data center uptime and performance, serving 21,000+ customers in more than 154+ countries and 90% of Fortune 500 companies and 40% of Forbes 100 clients.

Park Place Life reflects our culture—collaborative, responsive, diverse, and driven by integrity. We have been recognized as a North Coast 99 “Best Workplace” winner for 10 consecutive years.

• We cover 100% of your Healthcare benefits!
• Flexible Vacation to promote work-life balance.
• 12 weeks of Paid Maternity Leave
• Profit Sharing
• 401K matching contributions and earnings are always 100% vested.
• Plus, much more!

• Systems Administration & Support:
  Perform advanced support and troubleshooting for IBM AIX and enterprise Linux systems.
• Manage LPAR configurations and troubleshoot HMC-managed Power Systems.
• Maintain high availability, performance, and reliability of customer environments.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for escalated support outside normal business hours.
• Patch Management, Security & Recovery:
  Plan and implement OS patches, firmware updates, and security hardening; manage backups/restores and disaster recovery procedures; conduct regular vulnerability scans and remediation.
• Support deployment and management of containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Work with Linux-based VMs and virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware, Power
  
  VM).
• Monitoring & Documentation:
  Proactively monitor system health and respond to incidents; maintain detailed documentation (procedures, configurations, runbooks).
• Log and track time spent on tasks for billing and workload visibility.
• Act as an L3 escalation point for junior engineers.
• Collaborate with internal teams and communicate directly with customers as needed.
• Provide root cause analysis, status reports, and contribute to continuous improvement.

• 8-10+ years of IBM AIX systems administration (vios, lpar, nim, hmc).
• 10+ years supporting Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, or SUSE).
• Experience with HMC/LPAR troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with on-call operations and support ticket workflows.

• Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash, Korn, etc.) and automation tools (Ansible, Python).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, DNS, storage (SAN/NAS), and backup tools.
• Experience with Kubernetes (highly desired) and Docker or similar container platforms (preferred).
• Experience in multi-tenant or MSP-style environments is a plus.

• Self-motivated and able to manage tasks independently in a remote setting.
• Strong time management and documentation discipline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team-oriented, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• IBM Certified System Administrator – AIX
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent

• Remote position with occasional travel (10–15%) for client or team meetings.
• Participation in a rotating on-call schedule.
• Must have access to reliable high-speed internet and a secure working environment.

Park Place Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

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• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Information Technology and Analyst
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting