Senior Systems Architect - SLES, Red Hat, & AIX Platforms

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Responsibilities and Skillsets :   

1. System Design and Architecture: 

• Design and implement robust on-prem and on-cloud SLES, Red Hat, and AIX-based systems and architectures that align with organizational goals and industry best practices. 

• Evaluate and recommend hardware and software solutions for SLES, Red Hat, and AIX platforms to meet performance and scalability requirements. 

• Individually drive demands coming in from various sectors till the completion of the project.  

• Prepare High Level Design, Low Level Design, Bill of Materials, Implementation Guide, Operations Guide documentations based on project needs 

• Define Technology Road Maps and Strategies based on Business Needs and Market standards. 

• Define Datacenter consolidation road maps  

2. Infrastructure Management: 

• Indepth knowledge to manage, maintain and troubleshoot SLES, Red Hat, CentOS and AIX based solutions.   

• Indepth knowledge on high availability solutions like Pacemaker, IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS), Lustre Parallel Filesystems,  

• Indepth knowledge on security hardening and CIS standards. 

• Indepth knowledge on performance tunings on OS 

• Indepth knowledge on IaaS solutions from major cloud providers like AWS, GCP  

• Implement and enforce security measures on OS based on CIS standards.  

• Indepth Knowledge on Hardware Platforms and Virtualization Platform 

3. Performance Optimization: 

• Indepth knowledge on monitoring solutions and historic performance data analsys  

• Provide capacity management inputs based on these analysis.  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize applications and infrastructure on these platforms for maximum efficiency. 

4. Audit and Vulnerability Management: 

• Conduct regular audits of SLES, Red Hat, and AIX systems to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations. 

• Implement vulnerability management processes, including regular scans, assessments, and remediation activities. 

5. Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: 

• Provide expert-level support for SLES, Red Hat, and AIX-related issues, troubleshoot problems, and implement timely resolutions. 

• Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to minimize future incidents. 

6. Scripting and Automation: 

• Develop and maintain scripts for automating routine tasks on SLES, Red Hat, and AIX systems, ensuring operational efficiency. 

• Indepth knowledge on one of the configuration management tools like Ansible or Salt Stack 

• Indepth understanding on Orchestration tools like StackStorm , VMware Orchestrator  

• Indept understanding on Infrastructure as a Code concept.  

7. Identity and Access Management: 

• Indepth knowledge of Least Privilege Management concept on Linux/Unix 

• Indepth knowledge on Linux/Unix AD Integration for user Management.  

• Implement and manage Centrify user management solutions for secure and efficient identity and access management across SLES, Red Hat, and AIX environments. 

• Ensure proper authentication, authorization, and auditing controls are in place. 

8. Collaboration and Documentation: 

• Collaborate with other IT professionals, including system administrators and developers, to ensure seamless integration of SLES, Red Hat, and AIX systems. 

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, processes, and procedures. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. 

• Relevant experience of minimum 12 years 

• Proven experience as a SLES, Red Hat, AIX Architect, or a similar role. 

• In-depth knowledge of SLES, Red Hat, and AIX operating systems and associated technologies. 

• Indepth knowledge on IaaS solutions from various cloud providers 

• Strong scripting skills (Shell, Python, etc.) for automation and task simplification. 

• Experience with configuration management tools  

• Familiarity with StackStorm for event-driven automation. 

• Expertise in Centrify user management solutions. 

• Indepth understanding of networking protocols, security principles, and best practices. 

• Experience with audit processes and vulnerability management. 

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. 

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