Senior Solaris/AIX/HP- UX Engineers- Remote

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking experienced Senior Solaris/AIX/HP-UX Engineers to support a major Data Centre Exit Programme for a leading global systems integrator within the UK Public Sector. This programme involves the migration of critical services from an existing physical data centre into AWS. This is initially a 6 month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a remote role. 

Our client is seeking Senior Engineers to analyse, design, and produce a detailed runbook for a large-scale migration of enterprise services to AWS. You will shape the technical strategy and migration approach, enabling delivery teams to execute the runbook effectively. This is a hands-on technical design and planning role requiring deep infrastructure expertise across legacy UNIX, virtualisation, networking, and cloud migration.

Responsibilities

• Analyse existing Solaris/AIX/HP-UX environments and assess technical requirements for migration to AWS.
• Design and document the end-to-end migration approach for a complex suite of critical production services.
• Create detailed runbooks and procedural documentation for delivery and junior engineers to execute.
• Work closely with architecture, infrastructure, and cloud teams to ensure alignment on migration strategies and dependencies.
• Identify risks, constraints, and mitigation strategies to ensure a safe and efficient transition from physical data centres.
• Troubleshoot and advise on complex multi-server service issues, particularly in high‑availability environments.
• Contribute technical expertise to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of complex concepts.
  

• Significant hands-on experience with one or more of the following in large, complex enterprise environments:
• Windows/Linux (SLES/RHEL)
• Solaris / AIX / HP‑UX
• VMWare
• F5 BigIP / Networking
• Stromasys (Solaris/HP‑UX Emulator)
• MIMIX (AIX migrations)
• Oracle
• AWS & AWS Migration Services
• AWS DMS
• Proven track record in debugging and supporting complex, multi‑server, high‑availability production systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading graduate employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension