Senior Administrator - Powershell, Python
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026.
Job Summary
Seeking an experienced Control-M Workload Automation Administrator responsible for the design, implementation, administration, and support of enterprise workload scheduling and batch automation platforms. The role focuses on Control-M job orchestration, agent and plugin management, SLA monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, security compliance, and performance optimization across distributed, cloud, and mainframe environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design, schedule, and manage complex Control-M workflows, job dependencies, calendars, conditions, and batch processing schedules. Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and administer Control-M/EM, Control-M/Server, Agents, and application plugins. Monitor batch operations, critical paths, SLAs, forecasts, alerts, and workload performance to ensure business commitments are met. Troubleshoot job failures, agent issues, file transfers, and platform performance bottlenecks; perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes. Administer user access, security controls, credentials, audit compliance, and change management processes. Manage Control-M MFT, ETL/data pipeline orchestration, backup/recovery, disaster recovery testing, and high-availability environments. Implement Control-M Automation API, Infrastructure-as-Code, and CI/CD integrations to support DevOps and self-service automation. Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and operations teams on workload onboarding, dependency mapping, and production support.
Skill Requirements
Strong hands-on experience with BMC Control-M (Enterprise Manager, Server, Agents, Automation API, MFT). Expertise in workload scheduling, batch operations, SLA management, job orchestration, and dependency management. Experience with Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mainframe environments. Knowledge of Control-M plugins for SAP, Informatica, Databases, Cloud Platforms, Kubernetes, and File Transfer solutions. Proficiency in Shell, PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, JSON, and automation scripting. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab. Understanding of security, LDAP/AD integration, SSO, vault management, and compliance requirements.
Other Requirements
Experience supporting cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, GCP, and containerized workloads. Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, Grafana, and Control-M dashboards. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide operational updates and batch health reporting to leadership.