Infrastructure Engineering Senior Advisor

Job description

**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.