AIX Systems Engineer (Direct Hire/Remote)

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　　Job Type

　　Full-time

　　Description

　　ABOUT US

　　At Connectria, LLC, we provide award-winning Cloud Computing and Managed Hosting from our world-class data centers in North America to more than 1,000 customers in 30+ countries throughout the world, and we help customers run their systems securely in Amazon’s AWS cloud and Microsoft’s Azure cloud.

　　For over twenty years, Connectria’s ‘No Jerks Allowed’ philosophy has been the foundation of our culture. We are a company that believes in promoting from within and take an employee-first approach. Due to these practices, Connectria has won St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work 9 times, Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT 9 times, HIRE Vets Medallion Award 2 times and The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Award.

　　If you are looking for your next career opportunity and enjoy working in a fast-paced and growing business environment and want to be on a team with a “No Jerks Allowed” company philosophy that treats everyone with respect in a fun and supportive work environment, Connectria has an exciting opportunity for you!

　　POSITION PROFILE

　　The position of AIX Systems Engineer is responsible for maintaining and implementing reliable, scalable and secure IBM AIX environments. The candidate must be a technical leader with solid operating system administration skills and the ability to maintain a positive attitude while working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will possess strong and broad AIX/UNIX Systems Administration and Systems Engineering experience.

　　RESPONSIBILITIES

　　Perform AIX Operating System/Software installations and/or upgrades as required.

　　Planning, design, configuration, installation, troubleshooting, integration, performance monitoring, maintenance, enhancement, and security management.

　　Troubleshoot and resolve complex systems hardware and software problems.

　　Recommend AIX patching as required.

　　Analyze and diagnosis system failures – “root cause analysis”

　　Recover and restore operating systems and file systems.

　　Monitor system availability, load, and system capacity.

　　Identify requirements for upgrades in storage and/or processor capacity or system software releases.

　　Must be able to be part of an On call rotation for Incident Mgmt and other escalations.

　　Must be able to maintain current knowledge of industry trends and standards.

　　Requirements

　　5+ years IBM AIX/UNIX systems engineering experience required; specifically with AIX 6 and 7.

　　Implementation and support of IBM virtualization (VIOS, LPAR, etc) experience required.

　　Experience with the IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) required.

　　Experience with server provisioning and patching using NIM required.

　　Experience with storage replication and disaster recovery planning.

　　Proficient in writing shell scripts (bash). Other shell scripting (K-shell, Perl, etc.) experience helpful.

　　Logical Volume management (LVM) and SAN (fiber/iSCSI) multi-pathing required.

　　Ability to set up bonding, LACP and VLAN Tagging on network interfaces preferred.

　　Experience in UNIX system tuning. Understanding of performance monitoring tools such as sar, vmstat, iostat, mpstat, etc.

　　Knowledge of TCP/IP networking fundamentals, NFS, and iptables required.

　　Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to logically think through problem situations.

　　Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

　　Solid communication and teamwork skills

　　High level attention to detail.

　　Ability to easily adapt to a rapidly changing work environment.

　　Enthusiasm for providing the best environment and services to end-users and clients

　　Must have professional demeanor and approach to working with customers

　　Ability to work in a fast moving, dynamic environment on a team that is growing.

　　Join our 24/7 on call rotation to assist in providing the highest level of availability for our customers.

　　PREFERRED SKILLS

　　Knowledge of data center deployment concepts and procedures

　　Awareness of standard industry compliance procedures (PCI, SSAE-16, HIPAA, etc)

　　B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent formal training and experience.

　　Other UNIX experience (Solaris / HP-UX) a plus.

　　Linux experience (Red Hat, Ubuntu, SUSE, etc.) a plus.

　　Experience implementing and maintaining Linux/UNIX clusters, preferably IBM AIX HACMP.

　　Experience with the full LAMP stack experience (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) helpful but not required.

　　Familiarity with databases such as MySQL, Oracle, and DB2.

　　Familiarity with middleware and application servers such as Weblogic, WebSphere, MQ-Series, etc.

　　Troubleshooting experience in all layers of the OSI model.

　　Additional Notes:

　　Must have the ability to document processes and procedures for the operations staff to follow. Must be willing to work off hours (including holidays and weekends) in support of changes and upgrades as well as problem determination tasks.

　　WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

　　The opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing companies in the country with an award winning culture! Rated as the Best Place to Work, Connectria offers a generous benefits package that you would expect from a large company with the relaxed family-oriented atmosphere of a small company.

　　We offer an excellent compensation with generous benefits including:

　　100% employer paid benefit premiums including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, identity protection and life insurance

　　401(k) plan with employer match

　　Paid vacation & sick time

　　Paid holidays

　　Paid parental leave

　　Paid certification training and completion awards

　　Online wellness rewards

　　Free gym memberships

　　And much more!

　　Job Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

　　Compensation: Salary for this position is commensurate with experience. Starting base salary is minimum 80K - 120K annually

　　Work Remotely: Yes

　　Work Authorization:

　　Connectria, LLC will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

　　In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer:

　　Connectria, LLC is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration of employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation during the interview process, please reach out to your recruiter.

　　This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. (2024)