IT Scheduler & TWS specialist

ANTAES ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in Singapore seeks a skilled TWS Administrator with deep expertise in Tivoli Dynamic Workload Scheduler (TWS). The ideal candidate has a degree in Computer Engineering and at least 5 years of hands-on experience in batch processing. Responsibilities include TWS design, troubleshooting, and administration, along with scripting in Unix and Python. Strong communication skills in English are essential. An excellent opportunity to engage in diverse projects and environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in batch processing and TWS administration.
• Hands-on expertise with TWS: Plan creation, analysis, installation, configuration, upgrades, troubleshooting.
• Fluency in English; other languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and modify TWS configurations across environments.
• Resolve Severity 1 incidents and manage troubleshooting.
• Install, configure, and maintain TWS components.
• Manage logs, backups, and respond to service degradation.

Skills

Tivoli Dynamic Workload Scheduler (TWS)

Unix shell scripting

Python programming

Incident management

Batch processing concepts

Performance tuning

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Jira

HP Quality Center

Ansible

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• TWS design and modification: Create new plans, perform impact analysis, forecast workload needs, and validate requests; maintain and evolve TWS configurations across environments (TWS, DWC, WebAdmin, framework, DB2, workstation agents).

• Troubleshooting and incident management: Resolve Severity 1 incidents, perform cross-functional troubleshooting, upscale as needed, restore services, and perform root-cause analysis; participate in crisis management for scheduler tool incidents.

• TWS administration: Install, configure, upgrade, maintain, and decommission TWS components; manage access rights and security; oversee obsolescence planning.

• Service degradation response: Diagnose, log, purge, and back up scheduler data; manage logs and backups; recover from service degradation and schedule-related crises.

• Batch server and file maintenance: Manage flat file cleanup, TSM backups, and file system health; ensure data integrity and retention policies.

• Batch planning and system management: Coordinate batch plans during releases, DRP exercises, and environment migrations; oversee TWS and batch-related activities.

• Projects and migrations: Lead onboarding/offboarding, site migrations, environment creation and migration (TWS, DB2, flat files); coordinate yearly FAN testing and cross-environment TWS database transfers.

• Performance monitoring and optimization: Analyze and optimize Batch S2i and satellite performance, maintain calendars, resources, events, objects, and batch workflows.

• Development and automation: Create shell and Python scripts, Ansible playbooks for automation; develop automated reporting and tooling to detect and resolve TWS and batch issues.

• Documentation and governance: Maintain standard operating procedures, runbooks, and change documentation; ensure auditability and compliance.

Core Competencies

• Deep expertise in Tivoli Dynamic Workload Scheduler (TWS) and related tools (Master Domain Manager, FTA Unlinks, etc.)

• Strong Unix shell scripting and Python development for automation

• Experience with TWS planning, installation, configuration, upgrades, maintenance, and troubleshooting

• Proficiency with batch processing concepts, scheduling, dependencies, and performance tuning

• Mastery of incident management, crisis response, and cross-functional collaboration

• Familiarity with monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning

• Experience with ticketing and QA tools (Jira, HP Quality Center)

• Knowledge of DB2, batch file management, and environment migrations

• CI/CD and automation tooling experience (Ansible, scripting) is a plus

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in batch processing and TWS administration

• Hands‑on, end‑to‑end expertise with TWS: Plan creation, analysis, installation, configuration, upgrades, maintenance, troubleshooting

• Hands‑on Unix shell scripting and at least intermediate Python scripting

• Experience with Master Domain Manager, FTA Unlinks, and batch‑related failure resolution

• Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting failed jobs, file system issues, and capacity‑related challenges

• Familiarity with Jira and HP Quality Center

• Strong knowledge of system monitoring, performance evaluation, and tuning

• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work with cross‑functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with bank/financial services domain or other regulated environments

• Experience with disaster recovery planning (DRP) and site migrations

• Experience with TWS in multi‑environment setups (development, test, production)

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines related to batch deployment

• Exposure to modern data management practices and backup/restore strategies

Language and Communication

• English fluent; other languages a plus