Systems Administrator – AIX in banking domain

Overview

Job Purpose

Aix Administration & Operations

• Manage and support AIX and IBM power environments
• Ensure high availability and reliability using GPFS and PowerHA cluster
• Perform AIX performance monitoring, tuning, and capacity planning
• Manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes

Security, Compliance & Hardening

• Implement AIX security best practices and access controls
• Drive AIX hardening activities in line with organizational standards
• Ensure compliance with internal and regulatory security frameworks
• Review and work with compliance team to finalize and implement baseline security controls

Patch & Vulnerability Management

• Coordinate and execute patching activities across AIX environments
• Work with enterprise patching tools like satellite
• Maintain and document the patch execution tracker.
• Collaborate with the Vulnerability Management team to analyze and remediate findings from Qualys reports
• Track, prioritize, and close security vulnerabilities within defined timelines

Collaboration & Coordination

• Work closely with application, infrastructure, and security teams
• Support change management and release activities
• Maintain SOPs, documentation, and audit readiness artifacts

On-Call Support

• Actively participate in 24x7 on-call rotation, providing support for critical incidents and escalations
• Ensure timely resolution of production issues and service restoration

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 4–7 years of experience in AIX Administration
• Strong expertise AIX performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and hardening practices
• Experience in enterprise patch management tools.
• Familiarity with Qualys or similar vulnerability management platforms
• Good communication and coordination skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large enterprise or banking environments
• Exposure to regulatory and audit frameworks
• Knowledge of monitoring, backup, and automation tools

Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ownership and accountability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Effective stakeholder management and teamwork
• Skills: aix,system administration,bank