UNIX/Linux Migration Consultant

Job Title: UNIX/Linux Migration Consultant (Solaris, AIX, RHEL, OpenShift, Oracle RAC)
Location: New York, NY Open / Hybrid
Project: (Data Center Migration Project)
Duration: Long-Term Contract

Job Summary:
We are seeking a senior UNIX/Linux Migration Consultant to lead large-scale data center migrations from legacy Solaris and AIX systems to modern platforms including AIX 7.3, RHEL 9, and OpenShift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-of-the-end migration of Solaris/AIX workloads to AIX, RHEL, and OpenShift
• Migrate Solaris LDOMs/Zones to AIX LPARs and RHEL environments
• Convert services (SMF/init systemd) and file systems (ZFS/UFS JFS2/XFS)
• Build and support Oracle RAC, ASM, and Data Guard environments
• Design and execute cutover, DR testing, and stabilization strategies
• Validate applications, scripts (ksh/bash/Perl), logging, and backups

Required Skills:

• Strong experience with Solaris, AIX, and Linux (RHEL)
• Hands-on migration experience (data center / platform migrations)
• Oracle RAC, ASM, Data Guard expertise
• Experience with LPARs, LDOMs, Zones, and clustering
• Scripting: Bash, ksh, Perl
• Knowledge of OpenShift / containerization

Preferred:

• IBM Power systems (Power10)
• Veritas Cluster / SFRAC
• Backup tools (Commvault, NetBackup)

Note: Looking for highly hands-on engineers with complex migration experience.

Regards

Tim Patten

tim (at) pullskill (dot) com

551-272-o2o3