IBM AIX - Advanced Interactive eXecutive

Job Profile : AIX Support Engineer – L3 Support (5+ Years)

Senior engineer responsible for design, architecture & lifecycle modernization security

of enterprise systems of IBM Power & AIX infra, including virtualization & high availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect AIX infrastructure and migration strategies

• Provision frames (PODs), configure Shared Processor Pools

• Execute Live Partition Mobility (LPM) across frames at scale

• Design & automate NIM Master for build/restore

• Lead VIOS upgrades, virtualization planning & VTM deployments

• PowerHA cluster design, upgrades & DR failover testing

• Lead SAN tech refresh, storage copy services, zero-downtime moves

• Performance & capacity planning for enterprise workloads

• SPOC for vendor engagement and critical incident management

• Mentor L1/L2 teams and approve production changes

• Ensure compliance, audit readiness & risk mitigation

Required Technical Skills

• Expert in AIX administration, cross-version migrations

• PowerVM architecture + resource pooling strategy

• VIOS redundancy design & firmware lifecycle management

• LPM execution, readiness validation & migration planning

• NIM Master deployment, automation scripting

• PowerHA implementation & cluster troubleshooting

• SAN virtualization, zoning strategy & performance tuning

• Power server hardware commissioning

• HMC installation, upgrade & multi-frame management

Soft Skills

 Strong problem-solving and analytical ability

 Good communication and documentation skills

 Ability to work under pressure in production environments

 Team collaboration and customer handling

 Leadership, stakeholder communication & decision-making

 Strong RCA ownership and impact analysis capability

Educational Qualification

 Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

(or equivalent practical experience)

Experience Level

7+ Years (Architecture + Lead role)

Common Titles

• Senior AIX Support Engineer – L3

• AIX Infrastructure Lead