Senior IBM AIX Systems Engineer

Description: Job Title: Senior IBM AIX Systems Engineer
Work Location & Reporting Address: Charlotte, NC 28217 (Hybrid)
Contract duration: 12 months


Job Details:

Minimum years of experience needed in the required skills: 5 years
Minimum over all work experience required: 5 years

Mandatory skills :
"Install, configure, and maintain IBM AIX servers.
"Perform system upgrades, patch management, and OS migrations.
"Administer user accounts, file systems, storage, and security settings

Detailed Job Description:
"Manage system startup, shutdown, and service configurations.
"Administer IBM Power Servers and PowerVM environments
"Create and manage LPARs (Logical Partitions).

Position Overview:
Seeking a High Level AIX Engineer to serve as a senior technical resource and subject matter expert (SME) for the enterprise IBM Power Systems and AIX infrastructure. This role is responsible for advanced system administration, complex troubleshooting, platform engineering, and technical leadership within a mission critical banking environment. The engineer will drive platform stability, modernization, and standardization while mentoring junior engineers and partnering with architecture, security, and application teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Advanced AIX Engineering & Platform Ownership
"Serve as a technical SME for IBM AIX and Power Systems across enterprise environments
"Design, implement, and maintain standardized AIX builds and configurations
"Lead advanced system administration activities including LVM design, paging optimization, and filesystem strategy
"Own platform health, capacity planning, and performance optimization initiatives
"Ensure systems meet enterprise security, compliance, and audit requirements

Complex Incident & Problem Management
"Lead resolution of high severity (P1/P2) AIX incidents and complex system outages
"Perform deep dive root cause analysis and drive permanent corrective actions
"Provide escalation support for entry and mid level engineers
"Partner with application, database, storage, and network teams to resolve cross platform issues
"Review incident trends and proactively address systemic weaknesses

Change, Upgrade & Modernization Leadership
"Plan and execute complex AIX changes including OS upgrades, TL/SP strategy, and re architecture efforts
"Lead platform refreshes, migrations, and data center transformation initiatives
"Define and enforce change standards, validation procedures, and rollback plans
"Review and approve changes executed by junior team members
"Drive adoption of modern operational practices and tooling

Automation, Standardization & Continuous Improvement
"Design and implement automation for AIX administration and operational tasks
"Develop and review scripts (KornShell, Bash, Ansible, etc.) for scalability and reliability
"Establish best practices for configuration management and system consistency
"Identify opportunities to reduce operational risk through standardization and automation

Technical Leadership & Mentorship
"Mentor and coach entry and mid level AIX engineers
"Review SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation for accuracy and completeness
"Lead knowledge sharing sessions and contribute to team skill development
"Act as a technical advisor to management and cross functional stakeholders

Required Qualifications:
"7 years of hands on experience administering IBM AIX in large scale enterprise environments
"Deep expertise in AIX system administration, LVM, filesystems, paging space, and performance tuning
"Extensive experience with AIX patching, technology levels, service packs, and system upgrades
"Strong knowledge of IBM Power Systems, LPARs, and virtualization concepts
"Proven ability to troubleshoot complex OS level performance and stability issues
"Experience operating within ITIL based environments and change management processes
"Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:
"Expert level experience with PowerVM, HClient, and VIOS administration
"Experience designing high availability and resilient AIX architectures
"Advanced scripting and automation experience (KornShell, Bash, Ansible)
"ServiceNow or similar ITSM platform experience
"Experience supporting systems in regulated industries (banking, finance, healthcare)
"Experience driving platform modernization or transformation initiatives
"AI assisted operational or engineering experience using Copilot or similar tools

Work Environment & Schedule
"Offshore GCC position working Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
"Senior on call participation for critical AIX infrastructure and major incidents
"Follow the sun support model with close coordination across global teams
"Leadership role within a highly visible, mission critical platform team

Key Tools & Technologies:
"IBM AIX
"IBM Power Systems (LPARs)
"PowerVM / VIOS
"HClient
"KornShell / Bash / Ansible
"ServiceNow
"Enterprise monitoring and performance tools
"Backup and storage integration platform