AIX and IBM Power Infrastructure Engineer

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Designs, builds, and implements AIX and IBM Power infrastructure platforms and systems, including operating systems, virtualization, compute, storage connectivity, and supporting infrastructure technologies.
2. Applies automation, monitoring, performance tuning, capacity management, and optimization techniques to ensure high availability, stability, and performance of AIX and IBM Power infrastructure.
3. Manages AIX and IBM Power infrastructure engineering projects and processes, including lifecycle management, upgrades, patching, deployments, and technology refreshes, aligned with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.
4. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to integrate new technologies and continuously improve AIX and IBM Power infrastructure standards, automation, resiliency, and operational processes.
5. Troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues impacting AIX operating systems, IBM Power infrastructure, virtualization, availability, performance, and reliability.
6. Supports compliance with technology strategies, security requirements, infrastructure standards, and governance to mitigate risks and ensure regulatory adherence.
7. Reviews and guides AIX and IBM Power infrastructure designs, configurations, engineering standards, and procedures to support operational consistency, resiliency, and knowledge sharing.
8. Provides technical guidance and direction to lower-level technical professionals supporting AIX and IBM Power infrastructure.
9. Develops technical solutions through deep analysis of AIX and IBM Power infrastructure systems and leads infrastructure engineering processes and improvements.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, a related field, or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
2. Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering.
3. Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
2. 6-9 years of experience engineering, administering, and supporting AIX and IBM Power infrastructure in large-scale enterprise environments.
3. Experience in the financial services industry or other highly regulated enterprise environments.
4. Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with AIX, IBM Power Systems, PowerVM, VIOS, HMC, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure technologies.
5. Experience with infrastructure automation, scripting, configuration management, and engineering solutions that improve operational efficiency, consistency, and reliability.
6. Experience with IBM Power cloud technologies, including IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS), or similar hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions.
7. Proven experience supporting infrastructure lifecycle management, including technology refreshes, upgrades, patching, capacity planning, performance optimization, and resiliency.
8. Proven experience managing or leading complex AIX and IBM Power infrastructure projects and technical implementations.