Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator Sr to design, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions and integrations while ensuring compliance with security standards.
Responsibilities
- Design, plan, and implement for multiple tools including but not limited to: software applications for file transmissions, job schedulers, API’s, etc. Primary current software is B2B and MFT integration solutions using the IBM Sterling MFT suite, including: Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling File Gateway, Sterling Secure Proxy / SEAS, IBM Control Center
- Perform ifix’s and application upgrades
- System testing, tuning and capacity planning
- Monitor active Business Processes and assigned schedules
- Experience with clustered architectures and associated High Availability, workload management and Disaster Recovery practices
- Configure and manage Routing Channel Templates
- Design and support of Business Processes using the IBM Graphical Process Modeling tool
- Command Line Adapter configuration, including working with Antivirus, GPG and network file sharing
- MFT Trading Partner configuration setup using IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, using various communication protocols (SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, FTP, SMB, Connect:Direct, etc)
- Knowledge of Web services using methods such as soap and restful
- Create custom file layers and custom email notifications
- Perform technical configurations, such as network communications and adapter configuration
- Onboard new employees by creating and supporting user accounts and user groups
- Use audit records and trace logs to provide reporting as required
- Design and support Business Processes using IBM Graphical Process Modeling (BPML)
- Configure routing channels, adapters, trading partners, and network communications
- Develop and maintain custom file layers, transformations, and notifications
- Design and implement API-based integrations using REST and SOAP
- Deploy and operate containerized Sterling applications using Docker and Kubernetes
- Design and support scalable infrastructure on Azure and AWS
- Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python
- Support CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
- Perform system tuning, capacity planning, and performance optimization
- Ensure all file transfers, adapters, and integrations meet InfoSec and compliance standards
- Manage PGP/GPG keys, encryption, and secure protocols
- Configure and support secure B2B communication protocols including: SFTP, HTTPS, HTTP/S, AS2
- Support DR testing and business continuity initiatives
- Uphold GDPR, SOC 2, PCI, and internal security and privacy standards
- Manage Production, DR, Dev, and Test environments
- Ensure environments are built, sanitized, and functioning correctly
- Promote configuration and Resource Manager objects across environments
- Support clustered architectures with High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Act as the escalation point for Production Operators and Route Provisioners
- Troubleshoot complex integration, data flow, and performance issues
- Perform data analysis and transaction investigations
- Support customer escalations as a technical subject matter expert
- Track, document, and resolve incidents to quality standards
- Identify recurring issues and drive long-term fixes
- On-Call rotation for afterhours support and maintenance
- Own and manage change requests
- Ensure all changes follow formal change control and governance processes
Skills
- All candidates must be a U.S. Citizen, Naturalized Citizen, Green Card Holder or Permanent Resident
- Candidate selected will be required to obtain a U.S. security clearance
- 5+ years of experience in application architecture or senior integration engineering
- Strong experience with IBM Sterling MFT / B2Bi technologies a plus
- Expert knowledge of: Unix/Linux and shell scripting, BPML, XML, XPath, SQL, Network protocols and MFT architectures
- Cloud platforms: Azure and AWS
- Automation & DevOps tools: Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
- Programming/scripting: C#, Java, Python, Shell
- Databases: SQL, PostgreSQL
- API technologies: REST, SOAP, JSON, XML
- Monitoring and reliability practices (SRE concepts)
- Adaptability
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred
Benefits
- Excellent time away from work programs
- Comprehensive wellness initiatives
- Recognition through competitive pay and benefits
- Volunteer days
- Dayforce Cares
Company Overview
Dayforce is a time and attendance application that helps businesses automate clocking and streamline employee payroll. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.dayforce.com.