HP Unix Engineer (W2 Contract)

Houston 1 days agoContractor External
Negotiable
Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Purple Hires, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! HP-UX L3 -level Title : HP Unix Engineer Location : Spring, TX(onsite) IT professional with 10 + years of experience and a mix of technical and process skills. Key Responsibilities • Perform end-to-end L3 support for HP-UX 11i v2/v3 on PA-RISC & Itanium platforms. • Manage OS patching, kernel tuning, firmware updates, and OS hardening. • Handle complex issues related to memory, CPU, I/O, performance bottlenecks, and core OS components. • Create and manage nPars, vPars, Integrity VM (I-VM). • Plan and execute capacity expansion for partitions and virtual environments. • Configure and administer HP ServiceGuard (MC/SG) clusters. • Perform cluster package scripting, failover testing, DR simulation, and cluster troubleshooting. • Work on HP storage systems (P9500, EVA, XP series) and perform LUN provisioning. • Execute host-based and storage-based SAN migrations. • Manage LVM, VxVM, VxFS, Online JFS, filesystem growth, disk layout planning. • Improve efficiency of system operations and reduce manual intervention. • Provide SME-level guidance for platform modernization, migration, and performance tuning. • Participate in planning for DC migration, consolidation, and system refresh. • Work with clients for design, capacity planning, and optimization. • Handle priority incidents and RCA for repeated issues. • Prepare implementation plans, rollback procedures, SOPs, and documentation. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to handle production pressure and critical outages