Control-M Administrator / Engineer

Job Title: Control-M Administrator / Engineer
Location: USA Remote

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Control-M Administrator/Engineer with strong Linux administration experience. This role focuses on managing, building, upgrading, patching, troubleshooting, and supporting Control-M environments across Production, SimProd/Test, and Sandbox.

This is a Control-M Administration/Engineering role — NOT a Control-M Scheduler role.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support Control-M Production, SimProd/Test, and Sandbox environments.
• Support approximately 80 MVS LPARS, 40 Control-M Servers, and 200 Control-M Agents.
• Build, configure, and maintain Control-M environments from the ground up.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain BMC Control-M software and add-ons.
• Support Control-M 20; experience with Control-M 21/22 is highly preferred.
• Build and maintain Control-M Linux servers, agents, and related infrastructure.
• Provide strong Linux administration and troubleshooting for Control-M environments.
• Support Windows-based Control-M environments as needed.
• Create/update connection profiles, Web Services, MFT jobs, WSDL/SOAP configurations, and related integrations.
• Troubleshoot Control-M server, agent, network, connectivity, and application issues.
• Maintain SSL certificates for Control-M servers and agents.
• Manage Control-M alerts/shouts and integration with monitoring/ServiceNow environments.
• Maintain Control-M documentation, knowledge items, technical guides, and recovery plans.
• Manage Control-M server access, availability, configuration, and ownership information.
• Participate in Control-M projects, stakeholder meetings, testing, and maintenance activities.
• Act as a technical liaison for business partners and application/job owners.
• Independently manage day-to-day Control-M administration and provide strategic technical direction.

Required Skills

• Hands-on Control-M Administration/Engineering
• Control-M 20+; Control-M 21/22 preferred
• Linux Administration – strong hands-on experience
• Control-M installation, configuration, upgrades & patching
• MFT / Managed File Transfer
• Control-M Servers, Agents, workflows, alerts, and troubleshooting
• Windows Administration
• Ability to build Control-M environments from the ground up
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with ability to independently manage the environment

Good to Have

• Puppet experience
• Control-M testing/validation experience
• Mainframe/MVS experience
• Web Services, WSDL/SOAP
• ServiceNow/enterprise monitoring integration
• Enterprise scheduling environment experience

Important Client Requirements

• Client is specifically seeking a Control-M Admin/Engineer, not a Scheduler.
• Candidate should ideally have under 5 years of Control-M experience or be currently working hands-on with Control-M.
• MFT, upgrades, patching, and Linux administration are important requirements.
• Puppet is preferred but not required.
• Mainframe experience is a plus, not mandatory.
• Scheduler build/change activities are handled by a separate team.