IBM AIX Support Engineer

5. Scope of Responsibilities
 
The Supplier Personnel will work fully remote and coordinate with the Customer for tasks requiring physical access (e.g., cabling, frame interventions).
 
5.1. ADC & Power Systems Engineering
 
• Administer IBM AIX 7.2 across designated LPARs; perform patching, tuning, kernel updates, and
 
maintenance.
 
• Configure and manage PowerVM/LPARs, dual VIOS, and HMC; troubleshoot NPIV/vFC pathing
 
to Pure Storage arrays.
 
• Plan and execute OS and firmware updates, alternate disk/NIM-assisted migrations with
 
documented rollback plans.
 
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5.2.

Incident, Problem & Performance Management
 
• Provide Tier-3 escalation support for outages and performance incidents; lead RCA and
 
preventative remediation.
 
• Perform capacity and performance monitoring with actionable optimization recommendations.
 
5.3. Storage, Backup & Disaster Recovery Readiness
 
• Collaborate on SAN integrations, validate multipath health, and maintain NIM server operations.
 
• Operate IBM Spectrum Protect for backup/recovery; document and validate restore procedures.
 
• Support Live Partition Mobility prerequisites and post-move validation for datacenter relocation
 
tasks, as requested.
 
5.4. Automation, Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
 
• Create and maintain scripts (e.g., shell/Ansible) to standardize patching and compliance_tasks
 
where feasible.
 
• Maintain runbooks, SOPs, environment maps (LPARNIOS/HMC/NIM), and change
 
documentation.
 
• Provide knowledge transfer to customer staff through documented steps and working sessions.