Systems Engineer - IV

VARITE • Minneapolis, MN

2d • $70 - $78 • Remote

About The Position

VARITE is seeking a qualified Systems Engineer - IV for a 12-month remote role. The client is a central banking system of the United States that manages monetary policy, regulates financial institutions, provides banking services, and acts as a lender of last resort during financial crises. The Senior Control-M Engineer will develop IT engineering designs to support infrastructure requirements across business and technical application projects, ensuring availability, resiliency, and secure orchestration of mission-critical workloads. This role contributes to modernization initiatives including automation-first orchestration, jobs-as-code, API-driven integration, and multi-environment scheduling capabilities. This is a senior-level role requiring deep engineering expertise, comprehensive platform knowledge, and strong operational judgment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 6–9+ years of relevant work experience in IT engineering, infrastructure operations, or workload automation.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Control-M administration: Server & Agent installation/configuration, Job scheduling & workflow design, User access/security, Patch management & upgrades
• Experience with Control-M multi-environment orchestration (on-prem + CoLo).
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux/Unix and Windows Server administration.
• Shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell) and log analysis skills.
• SQL skills and basic database troubleshooting (PostgreSQL or Oracle).
• Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, ports, firewall configuration).
• Experience with Control-M Configuration Manager and scheduling functions/user management.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira) and monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace).
• Strong documentation, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.

Nice To Haves

• Control-M Automation API, Workload Archiving, Application Integrator experience.
• Advanced scripting (Python), CI/CD pipeline integration (Git-based), or infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform).
• Cloud platform exposure (AWS, Azure, GCP) or Control-M cloud deployments.
• Advanced SQL, database tuning, and performance optimization.
• Security integration experience (SIEM tools, SSL, Venafi).
• Experience with Agile, SAFe, or scaled enterprise delivery.
• ITIL Foundation or BMC Control-M certification.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch Control-M Servers and Agents across multi-site environments (legacy on-prem, CoLo production, CoLo non-production).
• Design, implement, and maintain job scheduling workflows, workload orchestration, and user/security configuration.
• Conduct operational health checks, monitor system performance, and ensure compliance with enterprise standards and audit/security requirements.
• Assess testing requirements, prepare testing strategies, and develop implementation and transition plans.
• Analyze and revise system logic, documentation, and technical standards as needed.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware, software, OS, and networking issues impacting scheduling infrastructure.
• Perform change and problem management using standard tools and National IT policies.
• Complete customer service requests including new agent deployments and environment setup.
• Document issues, solutions, and workarounds in a maintained internal knowledge base.
• Provide on-call coverage as required to support 24x7 scheduling operations.
• Support Automation API, jobs-as-code adoption, workflow modernization, vendor enhancements, and enterprise integration.
• Provide engineering support for multi-environment orchestration tied to FRFS modernization.
• Participate in modernization roadmap work including resiliency engineering, cloud-aligned scheduling, and advanced automation capabilities.
• Lead highly technical and complex engineering projects using FRIT/System resources.
• Train technical staff on Control-M tools, platform functionality, and engineering standards.
• Report solution gaps, platform issues, and resiliency risks to management.
• Partner with business lines, infrastructure teams, security, and operations for cross-functional alignment.
• Participate in team meetings, issue review, prioritization, and continuous improvement activities.
• Responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision-making, ensuring compliance with internal standards, audit guidelines, and the Information Security Manual.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan
• Legal Service Plans – Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree