Financial Analyst (Oracle Financials)

MDC is looking for a production batch analyst to support daily operations for a federal government financial system. The production batch analyst provides technical support to maintain new and existing batch schedules using certain batch scheduling tools. The analyst performs functions with the mainframe and/or a client server environment, to maintain the batch schedules as well as assist with ongoing technical schedule support to both the application teams and batch operation team. The key thing is that we have someone that can hit the ground running, understands what we do, communicates clearly and frequently, and can take what they learn/see, and make strong recommendations to make improvements in our process’ and then implement those once agreed upon by the team. Looking for someone who also has bash scripting expertise.

Specific tasks include:

· Utilizing Python, Perl, PowerShell, Bash, and SQL for developing, troubleshooting, and customizing automation solutions

· Performing batch testing for O&M, new processing, and stress & volume testing for system/software changes. Handling moderate and high complexity batch scheduling assignments.

· Working under minimal supervision and using established procedures, to ensure integration, scheduling, monitoring, problem resolution, and output control of applications in a multi-environment.

· Performing analysis of Control-M application related to effective utilization and efficient, accurate, and timely computer processing. Including the identification and resolution of service-level problems and mission-critical tasks.

· Executing ad hoc batch processing

· Handling abend resolution

· Maintaining exception alerting logic

· Supporting interfaces including establishing and testing new interfaces as well as supporting current interfaces

· Modifying production processing for year end

· Planning and managing batch suspension/resumption for planned and unplanned extended outages

· Analyzing current batch scheduling setup to determine ways to streamline/automate processing

· Maintaining production jobs schedules and managing batch job process operations using BMC Control-M workload automation

· Designing and implementing batch processing from test to implementation, including documentation, process flow design, oversight of testing and coordination and validation of implementation

· Creating, updating and maintaining processing documentation including job creation, failure procedures and ad hoc processing guidelines

· Creating reports using the Control-M/EM Reporting Facility

· Integrating operations best practices into batch and interface Control-M software

· Assuming 24-hour on-call responsibilities for production batch processing and operational issues

· Identifying risks, documenting lessons learned, and managing corrective action plans related to implementation/upgrade and production operations activities

Do you have experience in Windows?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Bachelor’s degree

• NACI clearance obtainable
• Advanced knowledge of MS Windows, SQL, Lynix, Unix, and Azure working environments and ability to script using Unix, SQL and/or Python.
• Working knowledge of operating systems (Unix/Linux), networks and databases (Oracle).
• Knowledge of SSL certificates, generate CSR and manage.
• Knowledge in ERP product scheduling
• 10 years of automated batch scheduling experience with a preference of at least 6 months of Control-M Enterprise scheduling or similar
• 8 years of production control experience (batch scheduling, error resolution, process automation, requirements gathering, processing coordination, and interface design/support)
• 1-year SFTP experience (setting up file transmission configuration files)
• 1 year Unix experience (ability to read shell scripts and perform basic commands including move and copy)
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, PowerShell, Bash, and SQL for developing, troubleshooting, and customizing automation solutions

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

· Production support experience for government financial systems

· Control-M experience or similar

· SAP ERP system experience or similar, * Oracle Federal Financials: 1 year (Required)

Pulled from the full job description

• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off, · First 2 weeks: 5:30 AM MT to 2 PM MT

· Next 2 weeks: 7:00 AM MT to 3:30 PM MT

· Normal working hours will be 8 AM MT to 4:30 PM MT

· Weekends and late-night hours will be on as needed basis and can fluctuate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $80,000.00 per year, * 401(k)

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance