AIX Consultant – IBM Power Systems Specialist

About the role

The AIX Consultant will design, implement and support IBM Power Systems running the AIX operating system. Working closely with architects and capacity managers, you will ensure optimal performance, high availability and compliance with project specifications.

Key responsibilities

• Define AIX server requirements, provision capacity and manage LPARs, shared processor pools and virtual resources.
• Install, configure and maintain AIX operating systems, VIOS, PowerHA and GPFS/Spectrum Scale clusters.
• Perform system recovery using NIM and mksysb images, conduct firmware upgrades and Power Systems maintenance.
• Manage virtual storage and networking, including NPIV, virtual Fibre Channel adapters and SAN provisioning.
• Lead high‑availability implementations, cluster health checks, failover testing and disaster‑recovery drills.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of IBM Power hardware series (P6‑P10) and AIX architecture.
• Proven experience with LPAR management, VIOS administration and PowerHA clustering.
• Hands‑on expertise in system recovery, NIM, mksysb and Live Partition Mobility.
• Ability to collaborate with architects, capacity managers and storage teams.

Required skills

• AIX operating system
• IBM Power Systems (P6‑P10)
• VIOS (Virtual I/O Server)
• LPAR and shared processor pool management
• NPIV and virtual Fibre Channel
• PowerHA clustering
• GPFS / Spectrum Scale
• NIM, mksysb, Live Partition Mobility