AIX and Red Hat Linux Engineer

Salary: £35,000 - 75,000 per year

• 5 years of experience in AIX systems administration.
• 3 years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Strong knowledge of IBM Power Systems, LPARs, and VIO servers.
• Proficiency in shell scripting (Korn, Bash, etc.).
• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet).
• Familiarity with SAN storage, networking, and virtualization.
• Excellent customer-facing and communication skills.
• Knowledge of LDAP for authentication and directory services.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a client environment.
• Must hold or be eligible for UK Government Security Clearance.
• Python scripting for automation and integration tasks (desirable).
• IBM Certified System Administrator AIX (desirable).
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Engineer (RHCE) (desirable).
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments or containerization (Docker, Podman) (desirable).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Nagios, Zabbix) (desirable).
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Install, configure, and maintain IBM AIX and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems.
• Manage LPARs, VIO servers, and HMCs in IBM Power Systems environments.
• Monitor and optimize system performance across AIX and RHEL platforms.
• Perform OS upgrades, patching, and backup/recovery operations.
• Automate administration tasks using shell scripting, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and internal teams to support business-critical applications.
• Ensure compliance with security and audit requirements.
• Provide on-site technical support and participate in on-call rotations.
• Maintain detailed documentation of system configurations and operational procedures.

• Ansible
• Bash
• Cloud
• Docker
• IBM
• Support
• LDAP
• Linux
• Podman
• Puppet
• Python
• RHEL
• Security
• Zabbix
• Unix