Unix System Engineer / IBM Power AIX

Project overview

Context of the mission

As part of strengthening its Unix Squad, our client is looking for a Unix System Engineer specializing in IBM Power and AIX to ensure the administration, operation, security, and industrialization of its infrastructures.

The environment is mainly based on IBM Power platforms and AIX/Linux systems. The consultant will be involved in various projects: infrastructures, technical evolutions, obsolescence management, security, and automation of operations.

Objectives of the mission

Main missions

The consultant will be responsible for:

Profile sought

We are looking for a confirmed or senior Unix / AIX System Engineer with solid experience in IBM Power environments.

The candidate must master:

Work environment

• Ensure the operational and security maintenance of IBM Power platforms.
• Manage complex incidents and advanced-level requests.
• Provide technical support to RUN teams and client teams.
• Participate in infrastructure evolution and modernization projects.
• Address obsolescence issues and perform technical updates.
• Industrialize and automate administration tasks.
• Contribute to security and compliance projects.
• Administering and operating IBM Power / AIX environments.
• Ensuring the installation, configuration, and operational and security maintenance of servers.
• Managing virtualized PowerVM and KVM environments.
• Performing maintenance, update, and firmware upgrade operations.
• Ensuring patch management and system hardening.
• Diagnosing complex incidents and guiding technical analyses.
• Industrializing and automating administration operations with Ansible, Python, and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Participating in infrastructure projects and cross-functional projects.
• Contributing to continuous improvement and the implementation of new technical solutions.
• Providing support and skills transfer to RUN teams.
• Administration of AIX and Linux systems.
• The IBM Power ecosystem and its components.
• PowerVM virtualization.
• Automation and scripting.
• Diagnosis and resolution of complex incidents.
• Infrastructure security and maintenance.
• Operating Systems: AIX, Linux.
• Infrastructure: IBM Power (E1080, S1024, S1022).
• Virtualization: PowerVM, KVM.
• IBM Administration: HMC, VIOS, CMC, Power Enterprise Pool, Live Partition Mobility.
• Automation / Scripting: Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, Python, Shell, YAML.
• DevOps / CI-CD: GitLab, Git, Artifactory.
• Security: Patch Management, Firmware Upgrade, system hardening.
• Compliance: DORA, PCI-DSS, LPM.
• Project Management: Jira.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 3 mois renouvelable
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Yvelines, France, FR
• Languages: French