Sr. Principal Lead/Architect/Engineer Workload Automation (IBM) - Warsaw, IN - Rate - $55 on C2C

[Rohit pal]

Hi Vendors,

Position - Sr. Principal Lead/Architect/Engineer Workload Automation  (IBM)
Location - Warsaw, IN
Type – Contract

Tivoli-TWS/IWS)

 

Role Overview We are seeking a Lead Workload Automation Engineer / Architect to define and drive the enterprise architecture, strategy, and operational model for IBM Tivoli/IBM Workload Scheduler

(TWS/IWS) across distributed environments (on-prem and cloud). This role sets platform standards and reference designs, leads modernization and major upgrades/migrations, governs reliability and security practices, and serves as the senior technical partner for application, databases, and infrastructure organizations to deliver resilient, scalable scheduling services for mission-critical workloads. In addition, assist and supervise two job scheduling teams.

Key Responsibilities

•             Own the end-to-end architecture for the TWS/IWS platform (components,

topology, environments, integrations), including standards, patterns, and reference implementations.

•             Provide technical oversight for additional (3rd-party) job scheduling

platforms where used; establish operating standards, integration patterns, and support processes to ensure consistent controls and reliability.

•             Lead enterprise-scale installations, upgrades, and migrations; define

cutover/rollback strategies, coordinate change windows, and ensure readiness across dependent teams.

•             Lead assessments of legacy scheduler instances and batch frameworks to

identify candidates for retirement, consolidation, or migration; produce target-state recommendations, sequencing/roadmaps, and risk-based migration plans.

•             Define reliability engineering practices for workload automation:

availability targets, capacity planning, performance tuning, monitoring/alerting, and continuous improvement.

•             Design and validate high-availability and disaster recovery solutions

(including DB2 HADR where applicable); plan and execute regular DR tests and remediate gaps.

•             Establish governance for workload onboarding and job design: scheduling

standards, dependency modeling, naming conventions, calendars, critical path optimization, and SLA/SLO management.

•             Architect and productionize automation for platform operations and

self-service (e.g., provisioning, reporting, batch controls) using shell/Python/Perl and enterprise tooling.

•             Own security and compliance posture: access model (LDAP/SSO),

least-privilege controls, audit evidence, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration baselines.

•             Manage and develop two teams (e.g., platform engineering and operations):

set priorities and operating rhythms, oversee delivery and support outcomes, coach/mentor team members, and drive performance management in partnership with leadership.

•             Be available for major outages and critical events related to job

scheduling, including QEND activities up to four (4) times per fiscal year, providing incident leadership, stakeholder communications, and post-incident follow-up.

•             Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours/weekend support

as needed to maintain scheduling availability and meet business SLAs.

•             Support a global operating model by working flexibly across EMEA and US

business hours to provide required coverage and stakeholder overlap.

•             Serve as escalation point for complex incidents; lead root-cause analysis

and drive problem management to prevent recurrence.

•             Mentor and guide engineers; lead technical design reviews,

documentation/runbook standards, and knowledge sharing across the organization.

•             Deep dive into other job scheduling teams like Automate, AS400 and Robot

and assist in supervising these teams in IT Operations.

Required Qualifications

•             High School Diploma or equivalent

•             10+ years of experience in enterprise workload automation, including 7+

years of hands-on IBM TWS/IWS/IWA administration in distributed environments.

•             Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years of equivalent IT industry service

experience

•             For senior/lead equivalent roles, 8+ years of relevant ITSM/major incident

operations experience may be required.

•             IT Technology Certification is a plus

•             Proven experience in a lead/architect capacity: defining platform

standards/reference designs, guiding cross-team implementations, and making architecture decisions for reliability, scalability, and security.

•             Strong Linux/UNIX engineering and production troubleshooting experience,

including performance and availability triage.

•             Advanced automation/scripting skills (shell plus Python and/or Perl) with

experience building supported, maintainable operational tooling.

•             Demonstrated ability to lead complex incident response and root-cause

analysis, and to drive preventative action through problem management.

•             Strong change leadership in regulated production environments (planning,

risk management, implementation, validation, rollback) aligned with ITIL processes.

•             Excellent stakeholder communication and ability to influence across

applications, database, infrastructure, and security teams.

Preferred Qualifications

•             DB2 administration experience, including High Availability Disaster

Recovery (HADR); familiarity with Oracle/Postgres and SQL.

•             Experience with TWS/IWS integrations and APIs (REST/SOAP), event-based

scheduling, and real-time/on-demand workload patterns.

•             Experience with Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console (TDWC/TDWB) and critical

path monitoring.

•             Experience integrating file transfer solutions (e.g., SFTP/PGP/GPG,

managed file transfer platforms) into batch workflows.

•             Experience with SAP and other enterprise application integrations via TWS

extended agents.

•             Experience building dashboards/metrics and integrating with observability

platforms (e.g., Grafana/Graphite).

•             Experience defining platform standards, leading upgrades/migrations, and

coordinating cross-team delivery (e.g., change windows, cutovers, rollback planning).

•             Familiarity with cloud patterns and automation (e.g.,

infrastructure-as-code concepts, container/VM scheduling considerations) in support of workload modernization.

•             Hands-on experience across ITSM processes (Incident, Problem, Change,

Knowledge) in an enterprise environment.

•             ServiceNow experience, including incident lifecycle management,

documentation standards, and reporting.

•             Working knowledge of ITIL concepts and IT service management best

practices.

•             Artificial Intelligence – Navigating all the AI APP – know how to

communicate with it and know when not to use it when it does not meet your or the companies’ expectations

•             Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate issues and

drive resolution.

•             Ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-volume, high-urgency operations

environment.

•             Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confident

facilitation on conference bridges.

•             Able to write and review technical documentation and knowledge articles.

 

Skills & Tools

•             Workload Automation: IBM TWS/IWS/IWA, TDWC/TDWB, dynamic scheduling, JSDL

•             Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX (AIX/SunOS), Windows (agent support)

•             Databases: DB2 (HADR), Oracle/Postgres (familiarity)

•             Scripting: Shell, Python, Perl

•             ITSM/Monitoring: ITIL processes; integrations with tools such as

ServiceNow, AppDynamics, OBM, Grafana/Graphite

•             Security: LDAP/SSO concepts, role-based access, audit/patch compliance

 

 

Best Regards

Rohit Kumar (Sr.Technical Recruiter)

roh...@intellisofttech.com|