IO Engineering Consultant - Sterling, Linux, Perl Scripting, SQL

Position in this function performs trading partner maintenance, including setting up MFT connections with internal and external clients and file routing. Works problem tickets and perform ongoing system maintenance. Excellent troubleshooting skills with transaction failures or file transfer issues. Supports upgrades and/or migrations. Deployment of new code across Non-Prod and Production environments. Provides On-Call production support for the service.

Primary Responsibility:

• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience with Sterling Integrator in an application administration role with duties including:
  • Production Monitoring and using various monitoring tools
  • Performance optimization
  • Root cause analysis
  • Advanced troubleshooting
• 5+ years of experience with file transfer protocols such as FTPS, SFTP, AS2 and Connect: Direct
• 4+ years of Linux experience including Shell and Perl scripting
• 4+ years of SQL experience
• 2+ years of EDI experience
• Experience supporting applications running on Linux
• Flexibility towards working in shifts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in various IBM MFT Products/Tools:
  • IBM Sterling Secure Proxy
  • IBM Sterling External Authentication Server
  • IBM Control Center
  • IBM Connect Direct
  • RESTful APIs
• Experience using PragmaEdge Community Manager (PCM)
• Healthcare or Insurance Industry experience
• Knowledge of IBM MQ, IBM Transformation Extender
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies like Azure, DevOps methodologies, Containers