IBM Server Administrator

IBM Server Administrator

Posted 1 day ago by PRIMUS Global Solutions (PRIMUS UK & Europe)

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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Automation Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Computer Hardware Disaster Recovery File Servers Firmware Hardening IBM AIX IBM Hardware Management Console IBM Servers IBM Software Information Technology Infrastructure Library NPIV Operating Systems Performance Tuning Perl (Programming Language) PowerVM Python (Programming Language) Root Cause Analysis Scripting Server Administration Storage Area Network (SAN) Unix Unix Shell Virtualisation

Summary: The IBM Server Administrator role focuses on the administration of IBM AIX operating systems and related technologies, including PowerVM and SAN storage integration. The position requires expertise in system health monitoring, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning. Candidates with previous IBM experience will have an advantage in this technical role based in Birmingham, England.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Install, configure, and maintain AIX servers and LPARs.
  • Manage VIO servers, NIM server deployments, and PowerVM virtualization.
  • Apply OS patches, firmware updates, and security hardening.
  • Monitor system health, tune performance, and manage capacity planning.
  • Experience with datacenter operations, including hardware installation and troubleshooting.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for recurring issues.
  • Implement enterprise backup solutions and disaster recovery plans.
  • Participate in DR drills and maintain restore procedures.
  • Configure and manage PowerHA SystemMirror clusters.
  • Work with SAN storage (NPIV), PowerVC, and virtualization technologies.
  • Develop automation scripts using UNIX Shell, Perl, or Python.
  • Experience in Hardware/Firmware Upgrade/Refresh/Migration.
  • Ensure compliance with ITIL processes and security standards.
  • Should have Proficiency in scripting for automation.

Key Skills:

  • IBM AIX OS administration.
  • PowerVM, HMC, LPM, NPIV, SAN storage integration.
  • PowerHA clustering and disaster recovery.
  • Experience with datacenter operations.
  • Root cause analysis.
  • Enterprise backup solutions.
  • Automation scripting (UNIX Shell, Perl, Python).
  • ITIL processes and security standards compliance.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Technical Expertise: 1. IBM AIX OS administration 2. PowerVM, HMC, LPM, NPIV, SAN storage integration. 3. PowerHA clustering and disaster recovery. 4. Previous IBM experience will be big plus.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Install, configure, and maintain AIX servers and LPARs.
  • Manage VIO servers, NIM server deployments, and PowerVM virtualization.
  • Apply OS patches, firmware updates, and security hardening.
  • Monitor system health, tune performance, and manage capacity planning.
  • Experience with datacenter operations, including hardware installation and troubleshooting.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for recurring issues.
  • Implement enterprise backup solutions and disaster recovery plans.
  • Participate in DR drills and maintain restore procedures.
  • Configure and manage PowerHA SystemMirror clusters.
  • Work with SAN storage (NPIV), PowerVC, and virtualization technologies.
  • Develop automation scripts using UNIX Shell, Perl, or Python.
  • Experience in Hardware/Firmware Upgrade/Refresh/Migration.
  • Ensure compliance with ITIL processes and security standards.
  • Should have Proficiency in scripting for automation.
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