Skills: AIX administration, smit, NIM, HACMP, PowerHA, AIX patch management, suma, nimadm, multibos, LPAR, Power VM, IBM Certified System Administrator, scripting, Korn shell, Python, PowerVC
Job Summary
Owns vulnerability remediation across the AIX estate. Largely manual today; role includes feeding automation patterns into Phase 2.
Key Responsibilities
• Execute AIX patching cycles: SP, TL, interim fix application.
• Coordinate maintenance windows with application owners.
• Maintain runbooks for AIX patching and rollback.
• Liaise with IBM Support for advisory triage and complex cases.
• Document automation candidates for Phase 2.
Skill Requirements
• Deep AIX administration: smit, NIM, HACMP / PowerHA.
• Familiarity with AIX patch management (suma, nimadm, multibos).
• Understanding of LPAR and Power VM environments.
Other Requirements
• IBM Certified System Administrator — AIX.
• Scripting in Korn shell, Python.
• Exposure to PowerVC.