Associate Manager, AIX\Linux Administrator

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Summary: 

SCJ is looking for an experienced Associate Manager, AIX\Linux Administrator to join our Hybrid Cloud Engineering team.  This role will play a key part in maintaining SCJ’s business critical SAP environments running on IBM Power with AIX as well as x86 Linux environments including SUSE and Red Hat.  The role will assist in the planning and execution of strategic environment initiatives such as hardware migrations, OS upgrades, SAP system refreshes, backup & recovery activities, Disaster Recovery planning & testing.  Successful candidates will have experience supporting AIX and IBM Power environments in large enterprises supporting key business Applications, preferably SAP. 

This is an onsite role in Racine, WI

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Planning and execution of system lifecycle and roadmaps for IBM Power environments running AIX

• Planning and execution of system lifecycle and roadmaps for x86 Linux environments supporting core business applications.

• Provide guidance to Level 2 Operations teams during critical system issues and outages.

• Oversee and ensure proper execution of ongoing maintenance activities such as Backups, Disaster Recovery tests, system patches and upgrades.

• Work with SAP BASIS teams and DB2 Administration teams to support application and database initiatives including upgrades, patches, refreshes and migrations.

• Assist in the planning, design and execution of Open System migrations to Cloud providers including Azure.

• Identify, analyze, and resolve complex system related issues.

• Clearly communicate status of projects and incidents to key stakeholders.

• Managing and providing current usage statistics and providing future projected growth estimates

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related business degree or may consider the relevant military experience in lieu of degree requirements

• 7+ years’ experience in supporting AIX Environments on IBM Power Platform.

• 7+ years’ experience supporting x86 Linux environments supporting critical Enterprise applications.

• Working knowledge of scripting and automation tools (Ansible, Python, UNIX shell).

• 7+ years working with enterprise storage solutions including SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel and iSCSI

• Experience working with Enterprise Backup and Recovery solutions

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Experience working in an environment running Enterprise scale SAP systems on IBM Power with AIX and x86 Linux.

• Experience with migrating Linux environments to Azure or other Hyperscale’s.

• Strong automation experience writing Ansible playbooks, python, Bash scripting.

• Experience in working with onsite/offshore support models/framework.

• Self-driven and ability to identify tasks/activities required to keep the environment healthy.

• Understanding of performance and capacity management and reporting

• Understanding of networking (TCP/IP, Gigabit Ethernet) and storage (SAN, RAID levels, fiber-channel)

• Understanding of the network layers and network infrastructures.

• A thought leader who focuses on the continuous improvement of our AIX and Open systems environment and personal development of technical and professional skills.

Job Requirements:

• Full-time

• Able to travel up to 25%

• Remote work is available once a week for eligible employees

• May work occasional nights and/or weekends

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