Sr. AIX & Linux Administrator

Sr. AIX & Linux Administrator – Westlake, OH – Pay: $120,000 - $130,000 a year.

Senior AIX & Linux Systems Administrators keep our most critical business systems highly available, secure, and performant. In this Subject Matter Expert (SME) role, you’ll own a mixed AIX (IBM Power Systems/Power

VM) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment, leading design, automation, and operations for core platforms that support manufacturing, distribution custom, and enterprise package applications.

• Engineer and administer AIX 5.3/7.x on IBM Power7/Power8/Power9 with HMC and Power
  
  VM (LPAR/VIOS); design LPAR layouts, CPU/memory tuning, and I/O virtualization (NPIV, vSCSI, SEA).
• Build and maintain images with NIM; create repeatable mksysb strategies; perform OS upgrades and patching.
• Configure and support High Availability using Power
  
  HA System Mirror (formerly HACMP); document and test failover procedures.
• Plan and execute Live Partition Mobility (where applicable), firmware updates, and frame maintenance with minimal downtime.
• Troubleshoot complex performance issues using nmon, topas, vmstat, sar, and other diagnostic tools; drive root cause analysis.
• Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8/9 on x86 across VMware ESXi and KVM; standardize gold images and hardening baselines.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related IT field.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience administering AIX (5.3/7.x) on IBM Power7/Power8/Power9 with Power
  
  VM/VIOS, and administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8/9 in enterprise environments.
• Hands‑on experience with HMC, NIM, Power
  
  HA System Mirror (HACMP), and Live Partition Mobility.
• Strong skills in scripting (Korn/Bourne shell, Perl, or Python) for automation and process improvement.
• Experience supporting virtualized environments (VMware ESXi, KVM) and enterprise job schedulers (HCL Workload Automation, Broadcom Autosys).
• Knowledge of backup/restore procedures using IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) and proven ability to execute DR tests.
• Solid foundational knowledge in server hardware, SAN/storage virtualization (NPIV, vSCSI), and networking fundamentals.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short‑term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology;
Industries:
Manufacturing