IBM Sterling

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IBM Sterling B2B Integrator helps companies integrate all their complex B2B and EDI processes across partner communities in a single gateway. It provides a flexible platform, available on premises or through hybrid cloud, that supports data transformation and most communication protocols; secures your B2B network and data; provides certified container support; and achieves high availability for operations with IBM Sterling Global Mailbox. B2B Integrator enables you to reduce costs by consolidating on a single platform and automating B2B processes across enterprises, while providing governance, adherence to standards and visibility for those processes.

Hands-on management of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, IBM Sterling File Gateway, IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, IBM Sterling External Authentication Server, IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor, and IBM Sterling Connect Direct.

Candidate must have Experience on:

• IBM Sterling B2B Integrator – Experience on Installation, configuration, upgrade and health monitoring, analysing the issues in these areas and provide solution / work around
• Design, configure/develop and maintain messaging communication and processing flows.
• Continuous evaluation of system health and performance optimization.
• Provide issue management, resolution and technical support; systems, flow and translation issue determination, troubleshooting, and customer interaction as necessary
• Provide, administer and maintain secure environments for development and testing.
• Maintain system, interface, and configuration documentation.
• Conduct appropriate change, performance and capacity management.
• Respond to EDI and communication (AS2/FTP/SFTP/ebXML/OFTP2/Web Service) subsystem monitoring alerts.
• Disaster recovery design, implementation and testing.

Required Professional and Technical Expertise

Prior Experience:

3+ years' hands-on experience with administering IBM Sterling B2Bi.

3+ years' Linux including shell scripting and Python and Java.

2+ years' RDBMS concepts including SQL and adhoc report generation.

2+ years' XML, DTD, XPATH and other XML entities.

2+ years' EDI (EDIFACT, X12).

Skills & Qualities:

Proficient with IBM Sterling B2Bi, UNIX, and RDBMS/SQL.

Working knowledge of EDI (EDIFACT, X12, Flat File, XML).

Familiarity with partner onboarding.

Familiarity with networking concepts is a must.

Familiarity with SSH keys, pgp keys and digital certificates is a preferred skill.

Experience and understanding of change and patch management.

Experience with Sterling upgrades and patching is must.

Demonstrable motivation and initiative in working with a global operations team.

Demonstrable problem-solving skill.

Job requires flexibility. There are shifts, person should be flexible.

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise

Familiarity with Linux is big plus.

Familiarity with OpenShift/Kubernetes is a plus.

Familiarity with SWIFT is a plus.

Familiarity with IBM MQ Series or other message queuing technologies is a plus.