Junior IBM Power Systems Administrator

The Infrastructure Platforms team manages all server-related infrastructure and hardware within the datacentres in Clarks, including virtualisation, storage, compute, backup and recovery. We now have an excellent opportunity for someone keen to get experience in a broad range of systems and services. In larger companies, there’s often a narrower focus, but working in the small team we have in Clarks means the role has accountability for many technologies.

This is a great opportunity if you are currently working as an AIX/Linux System Administrator, who is looking to expand your expertise working in a small team supporting IBM Power hardware. You will be working alongside experienced professionals located in the UK to ensure the reliability and performance of our critical systems.

What You'll Do

• Day-to-day activities can vary from remote management of operating systems, performance monitoring and tuning, troubleshooting (often with broad involvement from multiple teams and including out-of-hours support), hardware replacement and maintenance of storage appliances, cabling, and firmware updates. Each day can be very different.
• Support the setup, configuration, and basic troubleshooting of IBM Power hardware, gaining hands-on experience.
• Perform routine maintenance and firmware management under supervision.
• Assist in AIX and Linux system administration on IBM Power architecture, including basic patching, OS upgrades, and deployment tasks.
• Learn to configure and maintain HMC and VIOS environments.
• Support IBM storage provisioning, snapshot restores, and replication policy maintenance.
• Assist in IBM Workload Scheduler operations and platform maintenance liaising with the batch operations team to ensure the schedule is running smoothly and aiding them where needed.
• Contribute to the maintenance and testing of disaster recovery (DR) procedures with guidance from senior team members.
• Develop your scripting skills in helping to maintain SFTP servers and scripts.
• Develop an understanding of IBM Spectrum Protect backup / recovery operations, including tape library maintenance and disk/tape backups.

What You'll bring with You

• You will have a strong foundation in IT support, including troubleshooting hardware, operating systems, and network issues.
• Ideally 1–3 years of experience in AIX/Linux system administration.
• An interest in expanding your knowledge of IBM Power hardware components and infrastructure.
• Familiarity with server maintenance, networking, and storage solutions is advantageous.
• Willingness to learn, troubleshoot, and contribute to a collaborative environment.

About Clarks

Clarks, based in Somerset, England, has been at the forefront of innovative shoemaking since its foundation in 1825 when brothers James and Cyrus Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off-cuts. Sparking revolutions and defining generations, Clarks’ archive of over 22,000 pairs includes the inimitable Desert Boot and Wallabee – and a ground-breaking combination of invention and craftsmanship remains at the heart of what the brand does now. Cutting-edge collaborations with cultural icons and KOLs, taking strides in social change, reimagining legendary silhouettes, and making shoes that move with the world ahead – Clarks is never standing still.