IBM Tivoli

IBM Tivoli - Warsaw, IN (hybrid)

Role Overvie

wWe are seeking a Lead Workload Automation Engineer / Architect to define and drive the enterprise architecture, strategy, and operational model for IBM Tivoli/IBM Workload Scheduler (TWS/IWS) across distributed environments (on-prem and cloud). This role sets platform standards and reference designs, leads modernization and major upgrades/migrations, governs reliability and security practices, and serves as the senior technical partner for application, databases, and infrastructure organizations to deliver resilient, scalable scheduling services for mission-critical workloads. In addition, assist and supervise two job scheduling teams

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Must H

aves1. Hands on to the end-to-end architecture for the TWS/IWS platform (components, topology, environments, integrations), including standards, patterns, integrations and APIs (REST/SOAP), event-based scheduling, and real-time/on-demand workload patte

rns.2. Experience with Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console (TDWC/TDWB) and critical path monitoring and integrating file transfer solutions (e.g., SFTP/PGP/GPG, managed file transfer platforms) into batch workfl

ows.3. Experience with SAP and other enterprise application integrations via TWS extended age

nts.4. Experience building dashboards/metrics and integrating with observability platforms (e.g., Grafana/Graphi

te).5. Databases: DB2 (HADR), Oracle/Postgres (familiar

ity)6. Experience defining platform standards, leading upgrades/migrations, and coordinating cross-team delivery (e.g., change windows, cutovers, rollback planni

ng).7. Artificial Intelligence – Navigating all the AI APP – know how to communicate with it and know when not to use it when it does not meet your or the companies’ expectat

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Key Respons

ibilities• Own the end-to-end architecture for the TWS/IWS platform (components, topology, environments, integrations), including standards, patterns, and reference impleme

ntations.• Provide technical oversight for additional (3rd-party) job scheduling platforms where used; establish operating standards, integration patterns, and support processes to ensure consistent controls and rel

iability.• Lead enterprise-scale installations, upgrades, and migrations; define cutover/rollback strategies, coordinate change windows, and ensure readiness across depende

nt teams.• Lead assessments of legacy scheduler instances and batch frameworks to identify candidates for retirement, consolidation, or migration; produce target-state recommendations, sequencing/roadmaps, and risk-based migrati

on plans.• Define reliability engineering practices for workload automation: availability targets, capacity planning, performance tuning, monitoring/alerting, and continuous imp

rovement.• Design and validate high-availability and disaster recovery solutions (including DB2 HADR where applicable); plan and execute regular DR tests and remedi

ate gaps.• Establish governance for workload onboarding and job design: scheduling standards, dependency modeling, naming conventions, calendars, critical path optimization, and SLA/SLO ma

nagement.• Architect and productionize automation for platform operations and self-service (e.g., provisioning, reporting, batch controls) using shell/Python/Perl and enterprise

tooling.• Own security and compliance posture: access model (LDAP/SSO), least-privilege controls, audit evidence, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration b

aselines.• Manage and develop two teams (e.g., platform engineering and operations): set priorities and operating rhythms, oversee delivery and support outcomes, coach/mentor team members, and drive performance management in partnership with le

adership.• Be available for major outages and critical events related to job scheduling, including QEND activities up to four (4) times per fiscal year, providing incident leadership, stakeholder communications, and post-incident f

ollow-up.• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours/weekend support as needed to maintain scheduling availability and meet busin

ess SLAs.• Support a global operating model by working flexibly across EMEA and US business hours to provide required coverage and stakeholder

overlap.• Serve as escalation point for complex incidents; lead root-cause analysis and drive problem management to prevent re

currence.• Mentor and guide engineers; lead technical design reviews, documentation/runbook standards, and knowledge sharing across the orga

nization.• Deep dive into other job scheduling teams like Automate, AS400 and Robot and assist in supervising these teams in IT Op

erations.Required Quali

fications• High School Diploma or e

quivalent• 10 years of experience in enterprise workload automation, including 7 years of hands-on IBM TWS/IWS/IWA administration in distributed envi

ronments.• Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of equivalent IT industry service e

xperience• For senior/lead equivalent roles, 8 years of relevant ITSM/major incident operations experience may be

required.• IT Technology Certification

is a plus• Proven experience in a lead/architect capacity: defining platform standards/reference designs, guiding cross-team implementations, and making architecture decisions for reliability, scalability, and

security.• Strong Linux/UNIX engineering and production troubleshooting experience, including performance and availabilit

y triage.• Advanced automation/scripting skills (shell plus Python and/or Perl) with experience building supported, maintainable operational

tooling.• Demonstrated ability to lead complex incident response and root-cause analysis, and to drive preventative action through problem ma

nagement.• Strong change leadership in regulated production environments (planning, risk management, implementation, validation, rollback) aligned with ITIL p

rocesses.• Excellent stakeholder communication and ability to influence across applications, database, infrastructure, and securi

ty teams.Preferred Quali

fications• DB2 administration experience, including High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR); familiarity with Oracle/Postgres

and SQL.• Experience with TWS/IWS integrations and APIs (REST/SOAP), event-based scheduling, and real-time/on-demand workload

patterns.• Experience with Tivoli Dynamic Workload Console (TDWC/TDWB) and critical path mo

nitoring.• Experience integrating file transfer solutions (e.g., SFTP/PGP/GPG, managed file transfer platforms) into batch w

orkflows.• Experience with SAP and other enterprise application integrations via TWS extende

d agents.• Experience building dashboards/metrics and integrating with observability platforms (e.g., Grafana/G

raphite).• Experience defining platform standards, leading upgrades/migrations, and coordinating cross-team delivery (e.g., change windows, cutovers, rollback p

lanning).• Familiarity with cloud patterns and automation (e.g., infrastructure-as-code concepts, container/VM scheduling considerations) in support of workload moder

nization.• Hands-on experience across ITSM processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge) in an enterprise env

ironment.• ServiceNow experience, including incident lifecycle management, documentation standards, and r

eporting.• Working knowledge of ITIL concepts and IT service management best p

ractices.• Artificial Intelligence – Navigating all the AI APP – know how to communicate with it and know when not to use it when it does not meet your or the companies’ exp

ectations• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate issues and drive re

solution.• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-volume, high-urgency operations env

ironment.• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confident facilitation on conference

bridges.• Able to write and review technical documentation and knowledge

articles.
Skills &

amp; Tools• Workload Automation: IBM TWS/IWS/IWA, TDWC/TDWB, dynamic schedu

ling, JSDL• Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX (AIX/SunOS), Windows (agen

t support)• Databases: DB2 (HADR), Oracle/Postgres (fa

miliarity)• Scripting: Shell, Py

thon, Perl• ITSM/Monitoring: ITIL processes; integrations with tools such as ServiceNow, AppDynamics, OBM, Grafan

a/Graphite• Security: LDAP/SSO concepts, role-based access, audit/patch