UNIX System Engineer (HP Unix)

Houston 1 days agoContractor External
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Client-: HCL America Role-: UNIX System Engineer (HP Unix) Location: Spring, TX (Onsite) Experience: 10+ years Contract: Long Term Contract Job Description: • 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