Senior Software Engineer (Automic) | Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain batch job definitions in Automic for new applications and enhancements to existing workloads based on approved batch catalogues.
• Schedule, monitor, and support batch jobs across production and non-production environments, ensuring timely execution and operational stability.
• Provide Automic support for service requests and project implementation activities, including System Integration Testing (SIT), Performance Testing (PT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Full Dress Rehearsals (FDR), and Actual Cutover (ACO).
• Perform quality assurance and validation of batch job configurations to ensure compliance with established operational standards and governance.
• Administer system connectivity through Automic, including API integrations, Managed File Transfer (MFT), SharePoint, file sharing networks, and web service interfaces.
• Install, configure, and maintain Automic agents across supported platforms.
• Participate in the configuration, migration, deployment, and testing of batch workloads across Automic v11 and v12 environments.
• Configure and support IBM Sterling Managed File Transfer (MFT) connections for internal and external file exchanges.
• Configure file patterns and perform end-to-end connectivity testing for new and existing interfaces.
• Coordinate and orchestrate connectivity between SFX UAT environments and Automic UAT environments to support project testing activities.
• Deploy Automic and Managed File Transfer configuration changes in accordance with change management processes.
• Troubleshoot scheduling, connectivity, and batch execution issues, working closely with application, infrastructure, and project teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Support operational improvements, documentation updates, and other duties assigned.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise batch scheduling and workload automation using Automic (UC4).
• Solid experience with:
  • Automic Workload Automation (v11/v12)
  • Batch job configuration and scheduling
  • Automic agent installation and administration
  • IBM Sterling Managed File Transfer (MFT)
  • API integrations, web services, SharePoint, and file transfer technologies
  • Batch migration, deployment, and change management
• Experience supporting application testing phases including SIT, PT, UAT, FDR, and production cutovers.
• Familiarity with enterprise IT operations, release management, and production support processes.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across application, infrastructure, and project teams.
• Experience within the banking or financial services industry is good to have.
• Automic (UC4) certification or relevant workload automation certifications.