System Administrator & Automation Specialist - Arab Banking Corporation

Bank ABC seeks to recruit a System Administrator and Automation Specialist in the Group Information Technology Department based in our Head Office in Bahrain.

• Manage all IT operations jobs like End of Days, Start of Days, File transfers etc. Via Control‑M.
• Control‑M application software Installation, Configuration, Deployment and upgrades..
• Advise on improving the way of working bringing an automation‑based perspective, proactively suggesting areas of improvements.
• Ensure all the Control‑M components are always designed and implemented with a High Availability concept and increasing overall process resiliency.
• Should be work with Operating System like Solaris, Linux, Aix and Windows.
• Scripting in various platforms and languages (powershell, bash etc.) to automate operations within Control‑M jobs.
• Install and manage Control‑M modules i.e., Control‑M for backups, Control‑M for OS, Control‑M for Database, Control‑M for applications.
• Installing Control‑M Server, EM and Agents (Windows, Unix and Linux) along with monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Keep everything documented and all documents constantly up-to-date to let team aware of how procedures are running.
• Manage the complete Control‑M infrastructure in the Bank like Installation, Upgrade, Configuration of Control‑M Workload Automation tool version 8/9+/Future versions.
• Running all operation tasks on all Banking applications including Development, Test, UAT/SIT & Production environments.
• To the maximum extent automate the above operations and other tasks under Control‑M.
• Document all tasks configured under Control‑M with contingency plan of running the above Jobs manually in case Control‑M is not available.
• Utilize the full functionality available under Control‑M to innovate and make better all the tasks running in GPH.
• Configure Reports on Control‑M to report on all operations being performed under Control‑M to higher management.
• Enhance the reports available in Control‑M or build Custom reports by using 3rd party tools like Crystal Report.
• Integrate Control‑M with Backup software to make backups part of End of Day Workflow.
• Be part of operations team for smooth running of operations in GPH.
• Be part of project team to automate tasks on new products.
• Support any Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Test activities.
• Monitor the alerts and ensure service availability for 24x7 hours.
• Co‑ordinate the patch / vulnerabilities management.
• Willing to work in shifts (8 hour shifts rotated weekly).

• 2-5 years of proven IT Operations related experiences with Unix/Linux & Windows System Administration experience, 2+ years programming experience with proficiency in Unix Shell (Korn, C, Bash) scripting
• A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Solid experience working as a Control‑M Scheduler in a distributed environment of Windows/Linux/Solaris/AIX
• Knowledge of crystal report and other tools to generate customized report on end of day and other banking operations from Control‑M
• Experience working in financial services, banking or other fast paced 24/7 regulated financial organizations
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong documentation and automation skills
• Excellent troubleshooting, root cause analysis and permanent problem resolution skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Data Center Operations experience in monitoring, incident handling and escalation for Control‑M jobs
• Database knowledge Oracle/SQL, IT Certifications and other certification like ITIL, PMP etc.
• Experience on Hybrid Cloud environments and certifications on AWS or Azure.