Senior AIX Administrator

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Senior AIX Administrator to provide expertise to a federal client in support of their mission critical systems in defense of our Homeland.

As an AIX Administrator you will assist in all AIX operating system areas.

These specific responsibilities are listed below.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS219, T3, Band 6

Project Specific Responsibilities:

•Install and configure AIX operating systems and servers and support AIX OS to run various software applications.

•Plan, install, test, and implement upgrades and patches to AIX OS.

•Plan and coordinate the installation, testing, and maintenance of AIX systems related hardware.

•Maintain technical artifacts of AIX hardware and software including user and operator manuals.

•Develop SOPs to manage AIX security and operations.

•Plan and implement performance improvement initiatives for AIX system environment.

•Analyze software and hardware environments to determine any system defects and resolve system issues in a timely manner.

•Manage data backups and retrieval techniques in case of failure, redundancy, etc.

•Ensure performance maintenance routines are carried out for continuous system availability.

•Assess system architecture and make recommendations as required.

•Work with managers and architects to implement disaster recovery procedures for continuity of operations.

•Provide operational metrics to support continuous improvement and SLAs/SLOs.

•Regularly solicit feedback and Hosted Applications requirements from customers and end-users

Minimum Requirements

TCS219, T3, Band 6

Required Skills:

• Active Secret clearance is required.

• Due to agency and contract requirements, candidates must be U.S.

citizens with no dual citizenship.

• This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime.

Candidates must be willing and able to meet recall requirements, including participation in a rotational on-call schedule.

• Telework: Candidates must reside within a commutable distance and be available to work onsite at the customer's discretion.

This includes being on-site during the transition period.

Must be based around Colorado Springs.

• This individual must be able to accommodate a rotational on-call schedule as needed.

• 12+ years of experience in architecting, configuring, patching, and upgrading Middleware Enterprise platform.

• 5+ years of experience in administering IIS, .NET, WebSphere, Node JS, Apache Tomcat, and cloud native instances, Active MQ and IBM MQ Series.

• IBM Certified System Administrator - AIX is Required

Desired Skills:

• Deep understanding of technologies related to infrastructure engineering.

• In-depth technical solution knowledge, including installation, configuration, performance tuning, and problem solving.

• Experience in IBM Intel-base, IBM Power 8; Power System E880C

• Experience in PowerShell, Bash, ...