Berean Group is seeking a AIX / Unix Programmer
Position Description:
This position will provide technical support in the identification, recommendation, implementation, and management of AIX / Unix systems hardware and software including associated components supporting specific technologies.
1. Planning, installing, and supporting AIX operating system software, administration and related program product components for production and disaster recovery environments. This also includes the development of standards, procedures and configuration management.
2. Strong skills in AIX logical partitioned environment with working knowledge of : AIX HMC, Power 5 architecture, shell scripting, partitioning of SAN storage, capacity/tuning, monitoring skills (currently using CA Unicenter), etc.
3. Skills and training in the following are a plus: Middleware program products such as: UDB, WLM Performance/Tuning, PeopleSoft, BRIO/Hyperion, Identity Access Management, DB2 Connect, Measureware, etc
4. Maintain continuous availability of computer systems by installing preventative and corrective maintenance to operating systems and other middleware program products of AIX 5.1 to current (including AIX 5.3 with knowledge of virtual LPAR configuration)
5. On-call and 3rd level system support providing problem determination and resolution for installed systems software base and data center p-series hardware.
6. Meet defined availability & performance
SLA
s from computer systems software base and data center hardware.
7. Maintain knowledge of vendors current hardware and software products. Prepare evaluations on benchmarks of products to provide recommendations to management, ability to provide remote system support and establish remote working relationships.
Formulates/defines specifications for complex AIX operating system software products and/or modifies/maintains complex existing software/hardware configurations. This position directly supports an operating system configuration, consisting of multiple logical partitioned systems, hosting Open Systems. Critical AIX operating environments are configured with interdependencies.
Required Skills:
-BS/BA required or equivalent experience. Technical training for AIX System Programmer.
-Requires 8 -10 years' data processing experience with four years of directly related AIX systems programming experience in medium to large scale data processing installations.
-Requires comprehension of AIX operating system internals, associated middleware program products, and the methodologies for installing and maintaining/supporting these systems.
-Strong client management skills. Strong written/verbal communication, and documentation/planning skills.
Location:
Dallas
,
Tx
.
Duration:
6 months Temp-to-hire
Experience: Desired skills: .
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