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Minimum years of experience: 5+

Certifications Needed: No

Responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute:

• Understand client requirement, and provide end to end solution and timelines.
• Installation and commissioning of new p - series frames in the environment
• Lead and direct deployment/migration of LPARS from old IBM p-series frames to new frames
• Technical Management of pre-cutover, during and post cutover tasks
• Co-ordinate and manage migrations/cutovers aligning to ITIL and Client processes.
• Document and provide best practices on maintenance and configuration documentation of migrated systems
• Security vulnerability remediation and patching to desired TL/SP levels of new/migrated AIX LPARs
• Vendor co-ordination and liaising

Experience:

• Strong hands on experience in AIX administration 5+ years
• Exposure and some experience on other Unix technologies e.g. Solaris, Linux (Redhat, Suse, Ubuntu) will be a plus
• Experience in management and installation of IBM p-series systems ( p7, p8)
• Exposure to build and manage VIO servers.
• Experience in data center migrations and consolidations for Unix technology
• Experience in installation/configuration of a clustered, high availability environment using PowerHA and other clustering softwares.
• Experience in Virtualization (LPAR/DLPAR)
• Capacity planning and performance management
• Basic understanding of network technologies and architecture
• Basic understanding of storage and backups technologies
• Experience in remote server build tools and process (NIM)
• Automation using Shell scripting (shell/PERL/python)
• Experience in a large, geographically dispersed environment
• Experience in OS recovery/Disaster recovery
• Strong experience Server migration/platform upgrades/patching (security and bug fixes)
• Experience in monitoring (h/w and OS) solutions for AIX and Unix systems
• Experience in solution design / Configuration/solutions evaluation/ Validation and deployment
• Exposure to ITIL processes (incident, problem, change) and working in a process oriented environment is a must
• Ability to work with minimal direction, yet also able to work in team environment
• Experience in vendor management and co-ordination
• Excellent verbal, written communications and interpersonal skills
• Excellent team management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent Planning and Co-ordination skills
• Experience in leading a globally dispersed team of at least 6-8 people
• Experience and desire to work in a management consulting domain
• IBM Certifications in AIX and/or p-series systems

Interview Process (Is face to face required?) No

Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? Yes