HCL Software Automation Lab Services Senior Consultant​/Architect gn Italy

Workload Automation Lab Services Senior Consultant/ Architect– Job Description Summary

HCL Software's Workload Automation Lab Services organization is seeking a highly experienced Senior Consultant / Architect to join a global team that delivers cutting‑edge Professional Services and help drive business growth through Professional services delivery based on HCL Workload Automation, newborn HCL UnO Orchestrator, and Agentic AI based automation solutions that redefine business process efficiency. This role plays a key part in helping customers accelerate business value by implementing and modernizing their workflows and process Automation.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned workload automation expert with strong architectural leadership, hands‑on technical depth, and a passion for Agentic AI, process automation transformation, and modern orchestration technologies. Experience with open‑source workflow automation platforms such as Camunda is highly desirable.

This role combines thought leadership, solution architecture, client engagement, delivery excellence.

• Leads end-to-end consulting engagements—from discovery, architecture design, and implementation to post-deployment optimization.
• Drives automation transformation initiatives, bringing innovative solutions including Agentic AI approaches, event-driven orchestration, and modern workflow practices.
• Owns complex modernization and migration programs, including transitions from competitive scheduling tools to HWA/IWS or Universal Orchestrator implementations.
• Partners closely with presales, product, engineering, delivery teams, and customer stakeholders to ensure technical success and business value realization.

• Engage directly with customers to assess automation landscapes, conduct workshops, and gather detailed business and technical requirements.
• Perform architecture assessments, environment audits, and readiness reviews to define robust, scalable, and secure automation solutions.
• Provide proactive advisory, architectural guidance, and hands‑on support throughout project life cycles.
• Lead design, planning, and deployment of IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) and HCL Workload Automation (HWA) in on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Define integration strategies with SAP, Oracle, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), Kubernetes, Dev Ops pipelines (Jenkins), Service Now, and other enterprise systems.
• Implement best practices for automation governance, standards, and operational excellence.
• Architect and integrate AI‑driven automation patterns and agentic workflows to enhance business process efficiency.

• Lead migration projects from legacy or competitive schedulers (Autosys, Control‑M, Redwood, Automic, etc.) to HWA/IWS.
• Design and execute upgrade paths from older HWA/IWS versions to current supported releases.
• Develop scripts, conversion utilities, and bulk job automation approaches to streamline migration efforts.

• Install and configure IWS/HWA components and agents (FTA, DA, XA, SA) in Windows and UNIX environments.
• Implement security frameworks including SSL, certificate integration, and secure agent communications.
• Optimize automation environments for performance, scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and operational guides.

• Mentor junior consultants, supporting skills growth and knowledge‑sharing across the global team.
• Work across HCL Software and HCL Technologies teams to align solutions, delivery models, and customer outcomes.
• Participate in presales engagements by delivering assessments, scoping activities, and solution proposals.

• 10+ years of hands‑on expertise with IBM Workload Scheduler (TWS/IWS) and/or HCL Workload Automation (HWA).
• Proven ability to design and architect enterprise workload automation solutions in hybrid cloud environments.
• Deep understanding of job scheduling concepts: job streams, dependencies, event rules, calendars,…