HP NonStop (Tandem) Platform Owner (System Administrator

NonStop Recruitment
Louisville, KY, United States
22 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

CA Workload Automation Ae Disaster Recovery Perl (Programming Language) Fault Tolerance Monitoring of Systems Software Engineering SQL Databases Backup and Restore NonStop SQL Scripting Enterprise Software Applications Cloud Platform System
+2 more
System Availability Software Troubleshooting

Job description

We are seeking an experienced HP NonStop (Tandem) Platform Owner (System Administrator) to lead the administration, stability, security, and continuous improvement of a mission-critical HP NonStop environment supporting enterprise applications in a 24x7 high-availability infrastructure.

As the technical owner of the platform, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, scalability, and security of the HP NonStop environment while partnering closely with application development, infrastructure, and operations teams. This role offers an opportunity to own one of the organization’’s most critical technology platforms and contribute to its long-term modernization and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the administration, performance, and lifecycle management of HP NonStop (Tandem) platforms across production and non-production environments.

  • Ensure high availability, reliability, security, and operational stability of mission-critical systems.

  • Monitor platform health, performance, capacity, and availability while identifying opportunities for optimization.

  • Install operating system patches, software updates, and platform enhancements.

  • Lead incident response, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and perform root cause analysis.

  • Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes to support business continuity.

  • Collaborate with software engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams to optimize platform performance.

  • Manage user access, platform security, and compliance with enterprise standards.

  • Participate in an on-call rotation supporting production systems and scheduled maintenance.

  • Drive automation, operational efficiency, platform modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives., This is more than a traditional System Administrator position. As the HP NonStop Platform Owner, you’‘ll play a strategic role in managing one of the organization’’s most resilient and business-critical technology platforms. You’‘ll work alongside engineering and infrastructure teams to improve platform reliability, performance, security, and modernization while making a lasting impact on enterprise operations

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience administering HP NonStop (Tandem) environments.

  • Strong expertise with:

o HP NonStop OS

o Guardian

o OSS

o TACL

o SCF

o FUP

  • Experience with enterprise workload scheduling and monitoring tools such as NetBatch, AutoSys, or similar.

  • Strong knowledge of NonStop security administration, compliance, and audit processes.

  • Scripting experience using TACL, SQLCI, Perl, Shell, or similar scripting languages.

  • Understanding of networking, storage infrastructure, backup technologies, and disaster recovery.

  • Experience supporting highly available, fault-tolerant enterprise platforms.

  • Working knowledge of NonStop SQL/MP and/or SQL/MX.

  • Familiarity with ITIL or enterprise change management methodologies.

Preferred Industry Experience

Candidates with experience supporting mission-critical environments in the following industries are highly preferred:

  • Banking

  • Financial Services

  • Payments

  • Retail

  • Telecommunications

  • Other enterprise high-availability environment

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive Compensation Package

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

  • Retirement Savings Program with Employer Contribution

  • Paid Vacation, Holidays & Sick Leave

  • Professional Development & Technical Training

  • Company-Provided Equipment

  • Employee Wellness Programs

  • Collaborative, Enterprise-Scale Technology Environment

  • Opportunity to own and influence a business-critical HP NonStop platform

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