Expert Systems Engineer, AIX

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💵 $125k - $163k / year

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Ensono

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1001 - 5000 employees

Cloud Services • IT Services • Managed Services

Ensono is a managed service provider and expert technology advisor focused on enabling clients to navigate complex IT environments. Ensono offers services including mainframe-as-a-service, cloud migration, and IT infrastructure management, with a strong emphasis on modernizing legacy systems and optimizing IT operations. The company is recognized for its flexibility and allyship, providing businesses with the ability to adapt and evolve through solutions like Ensono Flex®. It specializes in both mainframe and cloud solutions, holding competency in AWS mainframe modernization and is a global Azure Expert MSP. Ensono acts as an ally, helping companies achieve better business outcomes through IT innovation and strategic technology advisement.

📋 Description

• Act as technical owner and subject matter expert (SME) for IBM AIX and Power Systems platforms • Design, architect, and standardize enterprise‑scale AIX and pSeries environments • Define and maintain architecture standards, build patterns, and best practices • Provide expert guidance for capacity planning, scalability, and platform modernization • Review and approve complex designs related to compute, storage, virtualization, and networking • Deep expertise in PowerVM, VIOS, and advanced AIX virtualization • Architect and manage: • HMC environments (v9 & v10) • Power8, Power9, and Power10 systems • DLPAR, LPM, NPIV • Virtual networking, virtual storage, SR‑IOV, vNIC adapters • Lead VIOS architecture, build, upgrade, and high availability design • Perform pSeries hardware commissioning, refresh, and consolidation projects • Lead AIX OS lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, and kernel tuning • Architect and execute: • AIX OS migrations (6.1 → 7.1 → 7.2→ 7.3) • Hardware refresh and data center migrations • Storage and SAN migrations • Own and optimize NIM (Network Installation Manager) design and usage • Design zero‑downtime or minimal‑impact migration strategies • Perform advanced performance analysis, workload optimization, and tuning • Design high availability, fault tolerance, and resiliency models • Define and govern Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) strategies • Analyze platform risks and implement proactive mitigations • Define monitoring standards and performance KPIs • Act as final escalation authority for critical and recurring AIX incidents • Lead Major Incident Management (MIM) and complex RCA investigations • Perform trend analysis, identify systemic issues, and drive long‑term fixes • Coordinate with IBM and hardware/storage vendors for deep technical resolutions • Drive automation‑first strategy for AIX operations • Develop and review Shell / Perl / Python automation frameworks • Integrate automation with Ansible or enterprise orchestration tools • Reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and enhance platform reliability • Ensure adherence to ITIL, security, audit, and compliance requirements • Define technical governance and change standards for the AIX platform • Author and maintain architecture documents, SOPs, runbooks, and KB articles • Support audits and ensure platform compliance with enterprise policies • Provide expert consultation to stakeholders, architects, and senior leadership • Mentor and technically guide L3 engineers and system architects • Support complex client engagements, audits, and transformation programs • Communicate complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences

🎯 Requirements

• 12–15+ years of hands‑on experience in IBM AIX and Power Systems • Expert‑level knowledge of: • AIX OS administration and kernel internals • PowerVM, VIOS, and HMC • pSeries architecture • Strong expertise in SAN storage, HA, DR, and enterprise networking • Proven experience leading large‑scale migrations and transformations • Advanced shell scripting / automation skills • Excellent troubleshooting and analytical capabilities.

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Days Off • Three health plan options • 401k with company match • Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts • Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement • Paid childbearing and paternal leave • Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding • Sabbatical leave • Wellness program • Flexible work schedule