Solutions Engineer, AIX and VIOS, Marietta, GA

We are seeking a Solutions Engineer with AIX and VIOS experience. This position is Hybrid, and you will need to go into the office in Marietta, Georgia 2-3 days a week.

Responsibilities:

– Day-to-day management of IBM Power hardware / software footprint
– Implementation of specialized software and customer solutions
– System integrations/transitions
– Troubleshooting customer environments
– Reviewing/recommending systems designs and implementations for both pre-/post-sales deployment of customers hosted/disaster recovery systems within a multi-tenant/Managed Service provider environment- Architecture and implementation of redundant VIOS, HMC, LPM, HACMP clusters.
– System administration and security of HMCs and VIOS.
– System administration and security of AIX/VIOS.
– Planning system releases, upgrades and patches to maintain software support.
– Provisioning and management of external storage and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.
– Understanding of Power System technology and platform design.
– Implementation and design of disaster recovery / high availability strategies for IBM Power systems.
– Operation of tape management solutions, including physical and virtual tape libraries.
– Develop operational processes and documentation for day-to-day AIX/VIOS tasks.
– Develop processes and documentation regarding setup and failover for customers.
– Be responsible for vetting changes prior to submission and consideration into the Change Management process.
– Represent your team (technology area) in strategy/roadmap/direction/etc. discussions to your peers (other leads) and Management.
– Purchase Requests and Justifications, new platforms, hardware, software, Licensing increases, etc.
– Capacity management, planning, analysis and reporting across the multi-tenant Power System platform.
– Ability to participate in after-hours escalations and 24×7 on call as scheduled.
– Adhere to company and IT policies.

Qualifications:

– Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or 15+ years of relevant work experience.
– 8+ years of technology experience with IBM AIX and VIOS administration.
– Deep knowledge of LPAR virtualization, LACP, SEA, vSCSI, SR-IOV.
– Strong understanding of ITIL and ITSM methodologies and processes.
– Ability to work in a fast passed, dynamic environment.
– Ability to work with all departments and teams, be a team player.
– Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills desired.
– Experience with hardware management console and LPAR configuration.
– Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
– Eligibility to work in United States.
– Understanding of Data Center Operations and Infrastructure Design desired.
– Knowledge or understanding of IBMi virtualized environments.

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