Stratus VOS / Tandem NonStop Engineer

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Job Title: Stratus VOS / Tandem NonStop Engineer

Location: Tampa, FL

Duration: 12 Months

Experience Required: 8–10 Years

Primary Skills: Stratus VOS, Tandem NonStop, TACL, Shell Scripting

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Stratus VOS / Tandem NonStop Engineer with strong expertise in fault-tolerant systems, high availability environments, and enterprise platform management. The ideal candidate will manage mission-critical systems, support application platforms, and ensure system performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Operating System & Platform Management
• Manage and administer Stratus VOS and Tandem NonStop systems
• Perform system installation, configuration, and maintenance
• Implement high availability (HA) configurations
• System Performance & Incident Management
• Monitor system performance and tune for optimal efficiency
• Handle incident management and troubleshoot complex issues
• Ensure system uptime and reliability in fault-tolerant environments
• Programming & Scripting
• Develop and maintain scripts using TACL, Shell, and Perl
• Work with C/C in fault-tolerant systems
• Automate system tasks and operational workflows
• Database & Storage Management
• Manage Tandem/NonStop databases
• Work with NonStop SQL and Enscribe file systems
• Ensure data integrity and performance
• System Tools & Utilities
• Use performance monitoring and troubleshooting tools
• Work with Tandem/Stratus utilities (FUP, Pathway, etc.)
• Analyze logs and system metrics
• Application Platform Support
• Manage applications running on VOS or NonStop platforms
• Debug distributed applications in fault-tolerant environments
• Support messaging systems (e.g., ISO8583, host messaging)
  
  

Required Skills

Core Platforms

• Stratus VOS
• Tandem NonStop Systems
  
  

Scripting & Programming

• TACL scripting
• Shell scripting
• Perl
• C / C
  
  

Database

• NonStop SQL
• Enscribe file system
  
  

Tools

• FUP, Pathway
• Performance monitoring and troubleshooting tools
  
  

Core Concepts

• High Availability (HA)
• Fault-tolerant systems
• Distributed application debugging
  
  

Additional Requirements

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience in enterprise or financial systems environments
• Ability to support mission-critical systems
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of ISO8583 or financial messaging systems
• Experience in large-scale distributed systems
• Familiarity with legacy enterprise platforms