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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior HPE NonStop (Tandem) Systems Engineer - **Company:** DEREX Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Programming, System Configuration, Data Stores, Disaster Recovery, Fault Tolerance, Systems Analysis, Performance Tuning, Backup and Restore, System Availability, Information Technology, Base 24 EPS, Service Stack - **Published:** June 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/DerexTechnologiesInc/744000134333299-senior-hpe-nonstop-tandem-systems-engineer ## About the Role * Requires a bachelor's in computer science, information systems or another related field * Hands-on experience supporting HPE NonStop systems. * A combination of education and experience may meet qualifications. * Experience with NonStop capacity planning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting * Employs advanced knowledge as a generalist or specialist of programming and systems analysis and related applications. * Requires strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. * Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. * Requires strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with both management and staff employees. * Must be able to meet deadlines. * Ability to set and maintain high-quality work standards. * Ability to lead a group. * Frequently contributes to the development of new theories and methods. ## Description * We are seeking an experienced HPE NonStop (Tandem) Systems Engineer that will provide operational support for mission critical, high availability HPE-NonStop (Tandem) compute platform. * This is a highly converged, fault-tolerant system on which we host our critical ATM and card processing system, Base24. * The individual will support the full technology stack for this platform, including operating system, data stores, utilities, capacity, monitoring, automation, deployments, replication, etc. * This role is responsible for the administration, stability, performance, and continuous improvement of HPE NonStop (Tandem) platforms for core business operations. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise, strong operational discipline, and the ability to collaborate across infrastructure, application, and security teams. Responsibilities * Administer and support HPE NonStop (Tandem) systems * Perform system configuration, upgrades, patches, and preventive maintenance * Monitor system health, capacity, availability, and performance * Partner with application teams for deployments, troubleshooting, and performance tuning * Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies * Support disaster recovery (DR), business continuity, and high availability architectures * Implement system security policies, user access controls, and auditing * Analyzes and designs technical solutions to address business needs. * Troubleshoots systems to increase quality of systems. * Identifies, investigates, and proposes solutions to technical problems. * Develops, tests, and modifies software to improve efficiency of internal operating systems. * Provides technical support for issues surrounding software/hardware failures and the like. * Provides technical expertise where required within Information Technology Projects. * Prepares and maintains necessary documentation. * Other duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Introducing a Digital Service Catalog for speed and scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/763-introducing-a-digital-service-catalog-for-speed-and-scale) - [Why Your Best Mediors Never Become Seniors (And How to Fix It)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2108-why-your-best-mediors-never-become-seniors-and-how-to-fix-it) - [Giving the individual control of their data: Open Source Decentralized Web Nodes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1100-giving-the-individual-control-of-their-data-open-source-decentralized-web-nodes) - [How building an industry DBMS differs from building a research one](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/768-how-building-an-industry-dbms-differs-from-building-a-research-one) - [Building high performance and scalable architectures for enterprises](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/19-building-high-performance-and-scalable-architectures-for-enterprises) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs)