Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Lead Platform Engineer to lead the design, implementation, modernization, and support of enterprise platform services across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in infrastructure engineering, platform operations, automation, middleware, scheduling, database management, file transfer solutions, and production support within large-scale enterprise environments.

The role requires leadership in driving platform stability, automation, observability, resiliency, security, and operational excellence while partnering with business, application, and infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & Operations

- Lead the design, deployment, and management of enterprise platform infrastructure across UNIX, Linux, and Windows environments.
- Drive platform modernization initiatives including virtualization, automation, cloud integration, and infrastructure optimization.
- Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security of business-critical platforms.
- Manage platform capacity planning, performance tuning, system upgrades, and lifecycle management.
- Define platform standards, operational procedures, and support models.

Infrastructure & Systems Management

- Manage enterprise server environments, virtual machines (VMware/Hyper-V), storage systems, NAS platforms, and network integrations.
- Administer and support UNIX/Linux and Windows server environments.
- Lead disaster recovery, business continuity, backup, and recovery initiatives.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, network, and security teams on platform enhancements and issue resolution.

Workload Automation & Scheduling

- Administer and support Tivoli Work Scheduler (TWS) / workload automation platforms.
- Design and optimize batch processing, job scheduling, dependency management,



and workflow orchestration.
- Troubleshoot critical batch failures and ensure SLA compliance.

Database & Data Platform Support

- Support Oracle databases and enterprise SQL environments.
- Perform performance analysis, query optimization, database monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Coordinate with application and data engineering teams during releases and migrations.

Middleware & File Transfer Services

- Manage and support Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions and secure file exchange platforms.
- Implement file transfer automation, monitoring, reconciliation, and incident management processes.
- Ensure compliance with security and data protection requirements.

Automation & Scripting

- Develop and maintain automation solutions using SQL/PLSQL, Python and Shell Scripting.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, operational tasks, deployments, and reporting.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code and operational efficiency initiatives.

Security & Compliance

- Work closely with cybersecurity teams to implement platform security controls.
- Support firewall configurations, network security policies, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
- Participate in audits, risk assessments, and security reviews.

Monitoring & Incident Management

- Lead major incident management activities for platform-related outages and critical issues.
- Implement proactive monitoring and observability practices.
- Perform root cause analysis and drive preventive measures for recurring incidents.




- Ensure platform SLAs, KPIs, and operational metrics are achieved.

Reporting & Business Intelligence

- Support enterprise reporting environments including Business Objects.
- Manage report scheduling, platform availability, performance optimization, and user support.
- Collaborate with analytics and business teams to support reporting requirements.

Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
- 8 years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Production Support, or Enterprise Operations.
- Experience managing large-scale enterprise platforms in a 24x7 production workplace.
- Relevant certifications in Cloud, Infrastructure, Automation, or Platform Engineering are highly desirable.

Required Skills

Operating Systems

- UNIX / Linux Administration
- Windows Server Administration

Scheduling & Automation

- Tivoli Work Scheduler (TWS)
- Python
- Shell Scripting

Databases

- Oracle Database
- SQL

Infrastructure

- Virtual Machines (VMware / Hyper-V)
- NAS Storage
- Server Administration
- Infrastructure Operations

File Transfer & Integration

- Managed File Transfer (MFT)
- Secure File Transfer Protocols
- Oracle Data Integrator

Security

- Firewall Management
- Security Compliance
- Access Management

Reporting Tools

- SAP Business Objects
- Enterprise Reporting Platforms

Additional Preferred Skills

- Azure Cloud
- Kubernetes/OpenShift
- DevOps & CI/CD
- Monitoring & Observability Tools
- Disaster Recovery
- ITIL & Service Management
- Production Support

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