Infrastructure Engineering Senior Advisor_100606

Company: A Large Global Organization

Key Skills: IBM Connect: Direct, Monitoring

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and support IBM Connect:Direct on Windows and UNIX environments.
• Manage NETMAP, including local and remote node setup, and maintain node connectivity for partner transfers.
• Configure and maintain user proxy definitions and administer functional authorities for user and group access controls.
• Configure and support Connect:Direct Secure Plus, including encryption, certificates, and secure sessions.
• Troubleshoot file transfer failures, connectivity issues, and process failures; support production incident/change/problem management using ITIL and ServiceNow.

Skills Required:

• 13 - 18 years of experience in infrastructure engineering and production support for managed file transfer platforms.
• IBM Connect:Direct administration on Windows and UNIX.
• Connect:Direct Secure Plus administration (encryption, certificates, secure sessions).
• NETMAP configuration, node management, proxy definitions, and functional authorities/access control.
• Connect:Direct Web Services / APIs for automation and integration; Sterling B2B Integrator support including Connect:Direct Server Adapter (CDSA) and CD node setup.

Good to Have:

• Monitoring tools such as Sterling Control Center Monitor and Director administration for Connect:Direct (Netmap, user authorization, configuration management).
• Mainframe (z/OS) and AS400 / IBM i exposure.
• Netmap/Xref setup experience and broader Sterling B2B Integrator environment support.
• AWS exposure, automation, and scripting tools for operational support.

Education: Relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering/IT.