AIX System Administrator - Randstad USA

job summary:

Seeking an experienced AIX system administrator residing in one of the following 12 states: Arizona - California - Colorado - Georgia - Illinois - Kansas - Maryland - Massachusetts - Minnesota - Missouri - New Jersey - New York - North Carolina - Ohio - Oregon - Pennsylvania - South Carolina - Texas - Utah - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia

 
location: Richmond, Virginia
job type: Contract
salary: $49 - 50 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: No Degree Required
 
responsibilities:

Required Skills -AIX

Unix

BigFix

Scripting

NIM

US citizen

Job Duties -Regular System Administrator activities

Automate software lifecycle management for Operating system components, support software, and configuration management

Experience in identifying toil in Operating Systems and Build self-services and contribute towards developing coding best practices

Applies analytics on past data like incidents and patterns for predicting issues and takes proactive actions

Initial work schedule: Monday - Friday, then will transition to either Tuesday-Saturday OR Sunday-Thursday

Job Requirements -8+ years professional experience in the area of Unix Operating system technologies

Experience with operating system and clustering component configuration

3 - 5 years' experience with development of automations in OS administration and peripheral infrastructure technologies including storage and network components.

strong experience with automation and orchestration tools, including Ansible, Python, Aria, UNIX scripting, etc., and previous work with Agile methodologies

Must be able to work both collaboratively and independently and take initiative to identify, track, and resolve issues

Expert knowledge of AIX LVM, LPAR profile creation, configuration, PowerVM administration, AIX OS installation (via NIM) and configuration, OS user, group creation, administration, HMC administration.

strong comfort level with BigFix and NIM administration and automation, Power Systems firmware upgrades, SSH/SFTP client/server administration.

Solid foundation with network concepts and AIX, VIOS network administration (Ethernet, VLANs, TCP/IP, 802.1q, vSwitches, SEAs), NFS client/server administration, SUDO configuration, LDAP client administration.

In addition to experience working with Unix technologies, the following skills will be required.

Networking and storage technologies used by the FRS

Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban practices

Familiarity with AIX performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting.

Desired Skills & Experience -prior finance industry experience

public trust or other security clearance

 
qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 8 years of experience
• Education: No Degree Required

 
skills:

UNIX

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.