Senior IBM Sterling B2B Integrator / Sterling File Gateway(SFG) System Administrator - INDIA - ONSITE

CCS IT; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CCS IT is seeking a Senior IBM Sterling SBI/SFG System Administrator to install, configure, and operate Sterling B2B Integrator and Sterling File Gateway environments. The role focuses on platform administration, cloud deployments, performance tuning, and production support across development to production environments.

You will lead upgrades, patching, and migrations, manage HA/DR, and participate in on-call production support as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator administration experience.
• 5+ years of IBM Sterling File Gateway administration experience.
• Experience with IBM Control Center and IBM Secure Proxy.
• Load balancing and high availability architecture.
• Infrastructure deployment and administration.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administer IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Sterling File Gateway environments.
• Manage multi-node clustered Sterling environments and ensure high availability.
• Deploy Sterling platforms in AWS, Azure, or hybrid clouds and manage cloud networking.

Skills

Shell scripting

On-call support

Troubleshooting

Automation

Tools

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Sterling File Gateway

IBM Control Center

IBM Secure Proxy

Connect:Direct

OpenShift

Docker

SQL Server

Oracle

DB2

Splunk

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Job description

Onsite Locations: Bangalore, Chennai, Pune

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior IBM Sterling B2B Integrator (SBI) and Sterling File Gateway (SFG) System Administrator responsible for installation, configuration, administration, upgrades, migrations, patching, cloud deployments, and production support of IBM Sterling environments.

This is NOT a Sterling developer role. The primary focus is platform administration, infrastructure management, cloud deployment, performance tuning, troubleshooting, upgrades, and operational support rather than mapping, EDI development, or business process development.

Primary Responsibilities

Platform Administration

• Install, configure, and administer IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Sterling File Gateway environments.
• Manage multi-node clustered Sterling environments.
• Configure high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Perform environment setup across Development, QA, UAT, and Production.

Cloud Deployments & Infrastructure

• Deploy and administer Sterling platforms in AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Configure cloud networking, load balancers, storage, and security components required for Sterling.
• Support infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Upgrades, Migrations & Patching

• Lead Sterling version upgrades and migrations.
• Apply Fix Packs, Interim Fixes, and Security Patches.
• Perform platform migrations from on-premise to cloud.
• Create rollback and recovery plans for production deployments.
• Troubleshoot upgrade-related issues and system outages.
• Strong hands-on administration experience in:
• Shell scripting and automation.
• System monitoring and performance tuning.
• Log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Process and service management.
• File system and storage administration.

  Containerization & DevOps

  • Deploy and support Sterling environments using:
  • Docker
  • OpenShift
  • Support Infrastructure as Code initiatives.

  Security Administration

  • Manage SSL certificates and certificate renewals.
  • Configure TLS, SSH, and secure communication protocols.
  • Support vulnerability remediation and security compliance requirements.
  • Manage PGP encryption and key rotations.

  Production Support

  • Monitor Sterling environments proactively.
  • Troubleshoot system, infrastructure, and connectivity issues.
  • Support trading partner connectivity issues related to platform infrastructure.
  • Participate in on-call production support when required.

  Required Technical Skills

  IBM Sterling Technologies

  • 7+ years of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator administration experience.
  • 5+ years of IBM Sterling File Gateway administration experience.
  • Experience with:
  • IBM Control Center
  • IBM Secure Proxy
  • IBM Global Mailbox (preferred)
  • Connect:Direct (preferred)
  • Infrastructure deployment and administration.
  • Load balancing and high availability architecture.

  Operating Systems

  • Shell scripting (Bash, Korn Shell, Python preferred).

  Container Technologies

  • Docker
  • OpenShift

  Databases

  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • DB2

  Monitoring Tools

  • Splunk
  • Dynatrace
  • AppDynamics
  • Control Center Monitoring

  Nice to Have

  • Sterling Business Process knowledge.
  • EDI transaction knowledge (X12, EDIFACT, HIPAA).
  • Managed File Transfer (MFT) experience with Axway, GoAnywhere, Cleo, or similar products.