Senior AIX Administrator

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking an experienced Senior AIX Administrator in support of our homeland security customer.

As part of our AIX team, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the AIX-based infrastructure.

Your role will involve overseeing system administration, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and ensuring the stability and security of our AIX environment.

This is an on-site position that requires a Secret clearance.

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

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Administer and maintain the AIX-based server infrastructure, including installation, configuration, and patch management

- Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization strategies to ensure performance and reliability

- Troubleshoot and resolve issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams when necessary, and maintain security measures to protect servers and infrastructure

- Perform backups, restores, server upgrades and maintenance, and AIX performance tuning

- Manage project teams with relevancy and background in IBM AIX environments

- Manage user accounts, permissions, access controls, and ensure adherence to security policies

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- At least 7 years of experience in the related field

- At least 4 years of experience should be in AIX administration.

- Current & active IBM certification counts for 2 years of experience.

Examples provided below in the "desired" section.

- Active Secret clearance

- Due to federal requirements, all candidates must be US Citizens without Dual Citizenship to another country.

- This is an on-site position at a government facility.

- Requires presence on-site five days per week in Annapolis Junction, MD.

- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance.

- Participation in a rotational on-call schedule for emergency page-outs is required.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Recent experience with a DHS agency.

- A strong candidate's experience will show technical growth and job stability.

- Certification in your field, examples being:

- IBM Certified System Administrator - AIX

- IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - AIX

- IBM Certified Infrastructure Deployment Professional - Power Systems with AIX

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Minimum Requirements

TCS219, T3, Band 6

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