Aix Linux System Administrator 4

Position: AIX Linux System Administrator

Duration: 6 Months contract with possible extension

Location: Trenton, NJ

 

Our client is seeking a contractor resource to augment the Open Systems team.  Mainly looking for a Linux/AIX  admin who has AWS experience.
Position is Hybrid - 3 days On-site and 2 days Remote.
SUMMARY:
The client is seeking a contractor resource to augment the Open Systems team. The resource will primarily support Linux/AIX infrastructure, enterprise backup and recovery, and distributed storage systems. The responsibilities span both on premise and cloud infrastructures.
RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Selected contractor will have significant experience in the provisioning, installation, configuration, troubleshooting and performance tuning of Linux based operating systems (preferably RHEL) on a VMWare infrastructure platform. The resource will have experience with Red Hat system management and platform tools Ansible Tower and Satellite, incorporating package management using RPM/YUM. The resource will have experience with managing and configuring EC2 & S3 buckets in AWS. The resource will be experienced with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform and AWS Cloud Formation.
• They will possess the necessary experience to back up and restore Linux servers.
• The selected resource will have significant experience in the planning, installation, configuration and administration of enterprise backup and recovery solutions (preferably Commvault).
• The ideal candidate will have experience in managing all aspects of distributed enterprise storage. Environment includes IBM flash storage systems (preferably FS9200), Dell NAS, AWS S3 and EBS. Experience with managing Brocade SAN fabric and switches would be helpful. Experience with IBM Copy Service Manager (CSM) would also be helpful.
• Experience with provisioning and administration of cloud provider (CP) infrastructure and storage resources in a multi-cloud environment is preferred.
• The ideal candidate will also have experience installing, configuring and administering Unix based systems (preferably AIX) on IBM Power Systems.
• Familiarity with Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions such as Centrify and CyberArk is preferred.
• The selected resource may be required for off-hour production support.

Skill Matrix
 SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceLinux administrationRequired5YearsAIX AdministrationRequired4YearsEnterprise backup and recovery administrationRequired5YearsRHEL Satellite/Ansible Tower system adminRequired3YearsEnterprise storage / SAN administrationHighly desired4YearsAutomation scripting including IaC toolsHighly desired3YearsAdministration of cloud provider resourcesHighly desired3YearsUnix administrationNice to have2YearsPrivileged access management administrationNice to have2YearsIBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) adminNice to have1Years