UNIX Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Unix Engineer with strong expertise in IBM AIX (Power) and Oracle Solaris (SPARC / x86). You will be part of an agile engineering team, owning platform automation and reliability, designing scalable solutions, and mentoring junior engineers. You should be comfortable working end‑to‑end: from architecture and automation to operations, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Own and operate Unix platforms (IBM AIX on Power & Oracle Solaris on SPARC/x86) for business‑critical applications
• Design, build and maintain automation using Ansible Automation Platform and Infrastructure-as-Code / Everything-as-Code practices
• Develop scalable, maintainable automation and tooling using Python, Perl, shell and jinja2 templates
• Manage the full automation lifecycle: design, coding, testing, version control, and release management
• Plan, deploy, patch and upgrade AIX and Solaris servers in production, ensuring stability and performance
• Provide 2nd- and 3rd-level support for Unix platforms; perform health checks, troubleshoot incidents and drive root‑cause fixes
• Administer OS‑side storage: SAN, volume management, RAID and multipathing; manage ZFS on Solaris
• Handle identity & access management (LDAP, Kerberos, IAM) and security topics (SIEM, security patching, PAM), ensuring compliance with security standards
• Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery: IBM PowerHA on AIX and Oracle Solaris Cluster on Solaris
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical consulting and ensure regulatory/audit needs are met

About you

• Minimum 5+ years as a Unix Engineer or similar role, with strong hands‑on experience in both AIX and Solaris
• Proven responsibility for complex systems and processes in production environments
• Experience working in agile teams and with end‑to‑end SDLC for infrastructure/automation
• Deep expertise in IBM AIX / IBM Power: LPAR, Micro‑Partitioning, VIO, PowerHA, NIM, packaging & release management
• Deep expertise in Oracle Solaris: native/Kernel/Branded Zones, Solaris Cluster, ZFS, SAN storage and multipathing, Solaris IPS
• Strong automation & SRE mindset with Ansible Automation Platform and Infrastructure-as-Code / Everything-as-Code practices
• Programming & scripting expertise in Python, Perl, shell and advanced jinja2 templating
• Solid understanding of application infrastructure and operational architecture
• Solid understanding of service management and IT security (LDAP, Kerberos, IAM, PAM, SIEM, patching)