Senior Principal Lead Architect Engineer Automation

Position: Senior Principal Lead Architect Engineer Workload Automation
Must Have Technical/Functional Skill

* 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 monitoring.

* Experience integrating file transfer solutions (e.g., SFTP/PGP/GPG, managed file transfer platforms) into batch workflows.

* Experience with SAP and other enterprise application integrations via TWS extended agents.

* Experience building dashboards/metrics and integrating with observability platforms (e.g., Grafana/Graphite).

* Experience defining platform standards, leading upgrades/migrations, and coordinating cross-team delivery

(e.g., change windows, cutovers, rollback planning).

* Familiarity with cloud patterns and automation (e.g., infrastructure-as-code concepts, container/VM scheduling considerations)

in support of workload modernization.

* Hands-on experience across ITSM processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge) in an enterprise environment.

* Service Now experience, including incident lifecycle management, documentation standards, and reporting.

* Working knowledge of ITIL concepts and IT service management best practices.

* 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' expectations

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate issues and drive resolution.

* Ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-volume, high-urgency operations environment.

* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confident facilitation on conference bridges.

* Able to write and review technical documentation and knowledge articles.

Roles & Responsibilities

* Own the end-to-end architecture for the TWS/IWS platform (components, topology, environments, integrations), including standards, patterns,

and reference implementations.

* 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 reliability.

* Lead enterprise-scale installations, upgrades, and migrations; define cutover/rollback strategies, coordinate change windows,

and ensure readiness across dependent 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 migration plans.

* Define reliability engineering practices for workload automation: availability targets, capacity planning, performance tuning, monitoring/alerting,

and continuous improvement.

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

and remediate gaps.

* Establish governance for workload onboarding and job design: scheduling standards, dependency modeling, naming conventions, calendars,

critical path optimization, and SLA/SLO management.

* Architect and product ionize 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 baselines.

* 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 leadership.

* 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 follow-up.

* Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours/weekend support as needed to maintain scheduling availability and meet business 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 recurrence.

* Mentor and guide engineers; lead technical design reviews, documentation/runbook standards, and knowledge sharing across the organization.

* Deep dive into other job scheduling teams like Automate, AS400 and Robot and assist in supervising these teams in IT Operations.

Salary Range $110,000-$130,000 Per year

TCS Employee Benefits

Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage:
Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support:
Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options:
Auto & Home Insurance,…