Full-Time
System Administrator / IBM AIX
Comtech
51-200 employees
Full-service IT solutions for government contracts
No salary listed
Albany, NY, USA
In Person
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- Must be an Expert System Administrator with documented employment experience of 7+ years.
- Must have experience in the usage and support of a collection of development platforms, technical architectures, or business applications and productsthat run on those platforms.
- Must be able to provide leadership of large teams and/or extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.
- Minimum of 7 years experience installing, configuring, and administering IBM/AIX 6.1 & 7.1 systems on IBM Power Systems Servers.
- Minimum of 7 years experience design and configure PowerVM and all virtualization services such as Shared Ethernet Adapter (SEA), VLAN, VLAN tagging, IVE, NPIV, CPU pooling, Live Partition Mobility (LVM) and virtual SCSI services to multiple VIO client partitions.
- Minimum of 5 years experience installing, configuring, upgrading and administering Axway Secure File Transport Server and Axway File Transfer Direct applications. Configuring SSH, encryption tools and key creation and exchange.
- Minimum of 5 years experience install, configure and support an HA environment utilizing Power HA and manage NFS share and GPFS clustered file systems.
- Minimum of 7 years experience in doing day to day management of IBM Hardware Management Console combined with configuring and administering Partition Mobility, Application Mobility, CPU Pooling, Active Memory Expansion (AME), Active Memory Sharing (AMS).
- Minimum of 60 months configuring NFS and CIFS to NFS with multi-protocol support and integration with NAS and NIS utilizing master/slave configuration.
- Minimum of 5 years installing and configuring Sysback and NIM for Bare Metal restore capability and Disaster Recovery. Install, configure and administer enterprise backup solutions such as EMC Avamar and CommVault.
- Minimum of 5 years using system performance monitoring and auditing tools such as IBM Tivoli, IBM TPC, Splunk, Ganglia and Big Brother.
- Minimum of 5 years creating, modifying and managing KORN shell scripts and system utilities.
- Minimum of 3 years Installing, configuring, upgrading and administering SAN infrastructure and support servers with SAN attached storage utilizing EMC VMAX and VNX storage systems and virtualized by VPLEX.
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Install, configure, upgrade and administer IBM AIX 6.1 & 7.1 Operating Systems on Power6, Power7, and Power 8 servers
- Design and configure PowerVM and all virtualization services such as Shared Ethernet Adapter (SEA), VLAN, VLAN tagging, IVE, NPIV, CPU pooling, Live Partition Mobility (LVM) and virtual SCSI services to multiple VIO client partitions.
- Install, configure and support an HA environment utilizing Power HA and manage NFS share and GPFS clustered file systems.
- Install, upgrade, configure and administer day to day management of IBM Hardware Management Console combined with configuring and administering Partition Mobility, Application Mobility, CPU Pooling, Active Memory Expansion (AME), Active Memory Sharing (AMS).
- Install, configure, upgrade and administer Axway Secure File Transport Server and Axway File Transfer Direct applications. Configuring SSH, encryption tools and key creation and exchange.
- Configure NFS and CIFS to NFS with multi-protocol support and integration with NAS and NIS utilizing master/slave configuration.
- Install and configure Sysback, NIM, CommVault for Bare Metal restore capability and Disaster Recovery. Install, configure and administer enterprise backup solutions such as EMC Avamar and CommVault.
- Use of system performance monitoring tools such as IBM Tivoli Tools, Splunk, Ganglia, and Big Brother.
- Create, modify and manage KORN shell scripts.
- Install, configure, upgrade and administer SAN infrastructure and support servers with SAN attached storage utilizing EMC VMAX and VNX storage systems and virtualized by VPLEX.
Comtech provides a full range of IT solutions for the Civilian Federal Government, the Department of Defense, and other Agencies, with a focus on the finance and medical sectors to help meet regulatory requirements while reducing costs and boosting agility. It delivers tailored IT services through skilled staff and contract-focused project execution, guided by an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System and a dedicated Quality Assurance Manager to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery. The company differentiates itself through its award-winning, customer-oriented approach and a formal QA framework that emphasizes process-driven delivery and compliance for government and regulated contracts. Its goal is to offer reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient IT solutions that improve government operations and strategic flexibility.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Founded
1998
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- DoD satellite-terrestrial network integration prioritized with $2.3B FY2026 budget allocation.
- Healthcare cybersecurity spending increasing 18% annually for HIPAA zero-trust implementations.
- Financial services AI-driven compliance tools market growing 22% CAGR through 2028.
What critics are saying
- Federal budget sequestration under Fiscal Responsibility Act directly reduces primary customer base.
- Healthcare IT consolidation by Optum and CVS Health erodes medical sector margins.
- SpaceX Starlink and Amazon Kuiper LEO constellations commoditize legacy satellite offerings.
What makes Comtech unique
- Sole-source Navy SATCOM modem contract awarded November 2024, $50M+ ceiling.
- ISO 9001:2008 certified quality management system across federal and defense contracts.
- Vertical expertise in healthcare, finance, and defense IT compliance and modernization.
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401(k) Retirement Plan
Stock Options
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Wellness Program
Mental Health Support
Phone/Internet Stipend
Home Office Stipend
Conference Attendance Budget
Professional Development Budget
Family Planning Benefits
Fertility Treatment Support
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Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Leave
Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Employee Discounts
Relocation Assistance
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Pet Insurance
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