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# Senior AIX System Administrator - Remote / Telecommute

- **Company:** CYNET SYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $168,938.0 - $179,338.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** IEEE 802.1Q, Web Accessibility, Agile Methodology, IBM AIX, Application Lifecycle Management, Unix, Client Server Models, Configuration Management, Ethernet, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Logical Volume Manager, Networking Basics, Network Administration, Ansible, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Virtual Local Area Networks, Workflow Management Systems, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Storage Technologies, Performance Monitor, Nim (Programming Language), User Accounts
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b3911da2-fe4f-4b34-b96a-c393290f1236

## About the Role

* 8+ years of professional experience in the area of Unix Operating system technologies.
 * Experience with operating system and clustering component configuration.
 * 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 and group creation/administration, and HMC administration.
 * Strong comfort level with NIM administration and automation, Power Systems firmware upgrades, and 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, and LDAP client administration.
 * Experience with networking and storage technologies.
 * Experience with Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban practices.
 * Familiarity with AIX performance monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting.

## Description

We are looking for Senior AIX System Administrator - Remote / Telecommute for our client in Richmond, VA, Our client is seeking a Senior AIX System Administrator to manage Unix Operating system technologies, support software lifecycle automation, and apply analytics to prevent system issues., * Perform regular System Administrator activities.

 * Automate software lifecycle management for Operating system components, support software, and configuration management.
 * Demonstrate experience in identifying toil in Operating Systems.
 * Apply analytics on past data like incidents and patterns for predicting issues and taking proactive actions.