Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
As a Unix Systems Administration at Kyndryl, you’ll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You’ll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients – which means some of the biggest in the world.
There’s never a typical day as a Unix Systems Administration at Kyndryl, because no two projects are alike. You’ll be managing systems data for clients and providing day-to-day solutions and security compliance. You’ll oversee a queue of assignments and work directly with technicians, prioritizing tickets to deliver the best solutions to our clients.
Responsabilities
POWER / AIX platform specialist, Power VM, Power HA.
Configuration and Administration of IBM POWER equipment:
- Responsibilities will include day to day ticketing and documentation.
- Provide technical support to ensure a high degree of customer compliance with SLAs and processes.
- LPAR Configuration and Administration
- Dynamic LPAR Management
- Virtualization of resources
- Install and configure AIX operating systems and servers.
- Support AIX OS level for installation/running of software applications.
- Maintain and upgrade AIX operating system.
- Install and validate AIX OS patches.
- Develop procedures for AIX security and management.
- Update standard policies in accordance with changes in the environment and audit results.
- Develop performance improvement initiatives for the AIX system environment.
- Identify and resolve system problems in a timely manner.
- Plan and coordinate the installation, testing, and maintenance of AIX system software and related hardware.
- Plan and execute AIX projects within approved timelines.
- Analyze software and hardware environments to determine any system defects.
- Maintain documentation of AIX hardware and software components and user and operator procedures.
- Develop data backups and recovery techniques in case of failure, redundancy, etc.
- Detect and troubleshoot system operational and functional problems.
- Perform performance maintenance routines to ensure continuous system availability.
- Develop and implement disaster recovery procedures to ensure business continuity.
- Physical Server Migrations
- Storage Migrations
- Server Management and Administration through the Hardware Management Console (HMC)
- Extensive knowledge of LVM
- Extensive knowledge in Virtualization management with PowerVM
- Extensive knowledge of SAN and LAN
- Knowledge in Shell programming
- Knowledge of ITIL
- Negotiation with Clients on dates and deliverables
- Live Partition Mobility implementation, configuration and administration.
- Implementation, configuration and Administration of Advance Memory Expansion
- Implementation, configuration and Administration of Memory Virtualization
- Implementation, Configuration and Administration of SR-IOV
- Implementing, Configuring and Managing Clusters with HACMP
- HMC/POWER10 Implementation, Configuration and Administration
- POWER Server Firmware Updates
- Deploying, Configuring and Managing LPARs with vSCSI and NPIV Manage and configure the shared storage pool (VIOs)
Your future at Kyndryl
Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior System Administrator to Architect. We have opportunities for Cloud Hyperscalers that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.
Who You Are
You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused – someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- 2 years of professional experience
- Extensive experience in installation, administration and advanced support of POWER servers with AIX Operating System (minimum 5 years).
- Extensive experience in administration of High Availability and clustered environments based on AIX and PowerHA servers (minimum 3 years).
- Storage systems administration (operating system level allocation).
Experience in open systems architecture, such as servers, storage systems, networks.
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
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