MFT Engineer

Hird Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hird Private Limited is seeking an experienced Sterling File Gateway specialist to manage file transfer protocols and partner onboarding. The role requires hands-on expertise with Sterling Integrator, Connect:Direct, and related IBM components plus knowledge of change, incident, and problem management.

The candidate should be able to work in rotating shifts, mentor team members, and contribute to automation and process improvements while maintaining data security and system health across the

Qualifications

• Proficient in Sterling File Gateway and file transfer protocols (SFTP, AS2, FTPS, HTTPS).
• Experience with partner onboarding/demising and certificate & key renewal.
• Knowledge of Service Management (Change, Incident, Problem).
• Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence.
• Ability to work rotating shifts and provide on-call support.
• Mentor new joiners and conduct KT sessions.
• Promote process improvements and automation to reduce toil.
• Strong data security, encryption and key management knowledge.
• Experience supporting application operations, monitoring health and performance.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Certifications (IBM or equivalent) an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teammates.
• Participate in POCs and technical initiatives and create/maintain knowledge bases.
• Mentor new joiners and share knowledge through KT sessions.
• Promote automation to improve efficiency and reduce toil.
• Support enterprise objectives with sustainable, robust solutions including disaster recovery.

Skills

Sterling File Gateway

file transfer protocols

sFTP

AS2

FTPS

HTTPS

JIRA

Confluence

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct

Sterling Secure Proxy

Sterling External Authentication

cryptography / key management

Tools

IBM Sterling File Gateway (Sterling Integrator)

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct

Sterling Secure Proxy

Sterling External Authentication Server

Job description

Mandatory Skills: Sterling File Gateway + file transfer protocols (e.g. sFTP, AS2, C:D, FTPS, HTTPS)

Excellent knowledge in SFG partner onboarding/demising, partner certificate & key renewal.

Knowledge of Service Management (Change, Incident and Problem).

Good knowledge on JIRA and Confluence

Work in rotating shifts and basis to support the services.

Participate in POCs and other technical initiatives. Create / maintain knowledge base through documentation, KT sessions.

Share technical knowledge and skills with team members to build / uplift capabilities.

Brainstorm with team leaders and peers on emerging technology trends, constantly question, clarify from teams and ensure that critical technology issues are surfaced and considered.

Act as a buddy to the new joiners and colleagues to help them settle and take up work in the project and provide technical leadership to enhance their technical ability, guiding them for new processes and procedures, mentoring for competency preparations etc.

Promote/drive process improvement, automation to improve efficiencies and reduce toil.

Enterprise focus – building solutions with an emphasis on sustainability, supportability, stability and robustness including disaster recovery features.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and with sense of ownership and accountability.

Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skill.

Experience with configuration and administration of IBM Sterling File Gateway (Sterling Integrator), IBM Sterling Connect:Direct (Unix / Windows). Exposure to Sterling Secure Proxy, Sterling External Authentication Server etc.

Excellent general knowledge of file transfer protocols (e.g. sFTP, AS2, C:D, FTPS, HTTPS) and products.

Knowledge of cryptography / key management (SSL/TLS, SSH, PGP/GPG etc.) and data security

Ability to manage application support operations, resiliency and availability including monitoring of system health and performance.

Good analytical and troubleshooting skills including ability to recreate issues. Ability to manage self-workload, set and meet customer expectations. Strong organisational and time management skills. Able to identify and manage risks within line of business.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Strong sense of 'do the right thing' in relation to standards and governance

Flexible to work in rotating shifts and provide out of hours support on rotation basis to support the services.

Certifications (IBM or equivalent) would be an added advantage.