Senior HP Non-Stop Administrator

Lumen Solutions Group Inc•Philadelphia, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring a Senior HPE NonStop Administrator to support mission-critical train dispatching systems in a high-availability environment. This role is responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and 24/7 uptime of HPE NonStop (Tandem) systems that directly support real-time transportation operations. This is a hands-on role requiring deep expertise in fault-tolerant systems, system administration, performance tuning, and disaster recovery, operating under strict SLA-driven conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
7+ years of hands-on experience with HPE NonStop (Tandem) systems.
Strong expertise in Guardian and OSS environments.
Proficiency with utilities: FUP, SCF, TACL.
Hands-on experience with TACL scripting and automation.
Experience with system patching, upgrades, and OS-level security hardening.
Strong knowledge of Enscribe file systems and access control.
Experience with Pathway server configuration and administration.
Familiarity with NetBatch or similar job scheduling tools.
Experience with EMS (Event Management System) monitoring and diagnostics.
Knowledge of network administration, including CLIM configuration and IP management.

Nice To Haves

HPE NonStop Certification.
10+ years of NonStop administration experience.
Experience in transportation, logistics, or dispatching environments.
Knowledge of NonStop SQL/MP and SQL/MX.
Exposure to hybrid integrations (REST APIs, iTPWebServer, NSHTTP).
Experience working in SLA-driven and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain HPE NonStop (Tandem) systems in production and development environments.
Ensure continuous 24/7 system availability for mission-critical applications.
Perform system startups, shutdowns, cold loads, and recovery procedures.
Monitor system health, performance, and availability; proactively resolve issues.
Implement and enforce security policies, user access controls, and audit compliance.
Monitor and respond to security incidents and unauthorized access.
Perform performance analysis and tuning using tools such as MEASURE.
Conduct capacity planning and resource optimization.
Implement and validate backup and disaster recovery strategies.
Support high-availability configurations and fault-tolerant architectures.
Apply OS patches, firmware updates, and system upgrades.
Coordinate change management and release cycles with Dev, QA, and Ops teams.
Support Severity 1 & 2 incidents and perform root cause analysis.
Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours maintenance.
Maintain system documentation, runbooks, and configuration records.