Big challenges need bold thinkers.
If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.
RESPEC is seeking a part-time contract AIX Developer to support key federal IT clients. This role involves maintaining and enhancing AIX-based systems in a secure, regulated environment. Ideal for experienced professionals looking to contribute on a flexible, part-time basis. U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance are required.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scripts, utilities, and applications on AIX platforms.
- Administer AIX systems: installation, patching, performance tuning, and monitoring.
- Create and maintain automation scripts (Shell, Python, Perl) to reduce manual tasks.
- Troubleshoot complex issues in AIX environments and perform root cause analysis.
- Ensure system security in compliance with HIPAA, NIST, and federal standards.
- Collaborate in Agile/DevOps teams and clearly communicate technical solutions.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of hands-on AIX system administration or development experience (AIX 7.x).
- Proficiency in shell scripting (Korn/Bash) and at least one additional scripting language.
- Strong knowledge of AIX internals: LVM, JFS2, networking, and system processes.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Nice to Have:
- Prior experience with IHS or other federal healthcare systems (e.g., RPMS).
- Familiarity with enterprise storage (SAN), Oracle/DB2, and AIX virtualization (LPARs/VIOS).
- Exposure to DevOps tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet) and cloud integration.
- Relevant certifications (IBM AIX Admin, CompTIA Security+, ITIL Foundation).
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better.
With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do.
From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore.
Know-How is Everything.
We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
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