Infrastructure Engineer – AIX to Linux Migration

- Support the migration of existing IBM AIX environments to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), ensuring a structured, reliable, and efficient transition.

- Administer, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot IBM AIX and Linux systems throughout the migration lifecycle.

- Assess existing infrastructure environments, application dependencies, system configurations, and technical requirements to determine migration readiness and identify potential risks.

- Develop and execute migration plans, technical procedures, implementation strategies, and cutover approaches aligned with project requirements.

- Plan and perform infrastructure migration activities for legacy enterprise applications, ensuring compatibility and operational continuity.

- Conduct migration testing, post-migration validation, and troubleshooting to confirm that systems function correctly in the target environment.

- Identify and resolve configuration inconsistencies, compatibility issues, performance bottlenecks, and other technical challenges encountered during migration.

- Develop, maintain, and optimize shell scripts to automate migration procedures, system administration tasks, and repetitive operational activities.

- Support the deployment, configuration, and management of Red Hat Open Shift when required by project needs.

- Document migration workflows, system configurations, implementation procedures, troubleshooting activities, and validation results to ensure traceability and maintainability.

- Collaborate with IT operations, infrastructure specialists, application teams, and other technical stakeholders to coordinate migration activities and minimize downtime.

- Apply infrastructure modernization best practices to improve system reliability, performance, and maintainability in the target Linux environment.

- Demonstrated hands-on experience administering IBM AIX environments, including system configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

- Practical experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), with a solid understanding of Linux system management and enterprise infrastructure.

- Experience supporting legacy infrastructure migrations and enterprise application transitions between platforms.

- Knowledge of migration planning, dependency assessment, cutover procedures, testing strategies, and post-migration validation.

- Ability to assess existing infrastructure architectures, identify technical dependencies, anticipate migration risks, and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.

- Experience with shell scripting and automation to streamline system administration and migration-related tasks.

- Strong understanding of enterprise systems, application requirements, system compatibility, configuration management, and infrastructure troubleshooting.

- Proven analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to diagnose complex technical issues and implement reliable solutions.

- Strong attention to detail and a structured approach to planning, executing, validating, and documenting infrastructure changes.

- Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with IT operations and cross-functional technical teams.

- Conversational English proficiency at B2 level or above, enabling effective communication in an international working environment.

- Availability to work according to the US time zone and commit to a project expected to last at least six months.

Nice to have:

- Proven experience completing an end-to-end migration from IBM AIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

- Experience deploying, administering, or supporting Red Hat Open Shift environments.

- Previous involvement in migrating business-critical enterprise applications from legacy platforms…