AIX Engineer

Yoursoft Alternative is a fast growing and dynamic company that activates in the IT field from 2009.
Join our team of IT professionals by applying to the position that we have open.
You can also apply by sending your resume to the following email address: office@yoursoftalternative.com

Soft skills
Ability to structure, draft and review technical documentation
Ability to work under pressure and remain decisive
Should be able to mentor junior member of the team
Should act as a role model
Willingness to learn new things
Extremely flexible if workflow is changing
Fluent English (spoken and written)
Communicative competence (pro-active)
Team player
A very positive attitude towards life
Highly motivated

Technical Skills
Experience with AIX 4.3 AIX 7.1
HMC, VIO, NIM, LPAR, Live partition Mobility Skill
Experience with Backup software and strategies
Familiarity with RAID disk technologies SAN infrastructure

As AIX Administrator you will be part of our Managed Services team, which provides support for the operating system (LinuxAIX) on servers by implementing standard parameter configuration and version levels. These services include providing support of the Operating System configuration and associated file systems, log files, processes, problem determination, problem resolution, software, administration tools, utilities, security, and hardware. Administrative tools are installed to allow support to be provided locally or from a remote location. Standard problem change control processes are followed.

Tasks and Activities
Event, Incident, Problem Management (analyze alerts and logs), Root Cause Analysis
Install and support the server operating system, system management software and operating system utilities including upgrades
Performance and availability analysis
Promote and maintain server patch management practices
Perform security updates
Ensure compliance with security guidelines
Liaison with Customer Security Officer
3rd party vendor coordination and escalation
Maintenance of datacenter infrastructure
Provision of new LPARs, VIOs
Troubleshoot performance issues, troubleshoot OS configuration and hardware failures and apply fixes
Create and implement change requests for incidentsproblems as needed
Trend analysis of issues and corrective actions
Access management in Linux environment
Backup and Recovery procedures
Initiate, assess, test, verify, document and quality assure system updates
Create and update technical documentation

Working hours:
Monday to Friday 09:00 to 19:00 (covering customer business hours, 2 shifts, 1 hour difference)
Availability for on call support outside business hours.