HP NonStop Infrastructure Engineer

Cognizant; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 99,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an HP NonStop Infrastructure Engineer to provide L2/L3 production and infrastructure support for HP NonStop environments in a remote USA role.

You will install, configure, administer, maintain, patch, and upgrade Guardian OS/OSS environments, monitor health and performance, and apply patches. The position requires 5+ years of HP NonStop experience, scripting with TACL/NetBatch/NSScheduler/JAMS, and ITIL-based change management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on HP NonStop (Tandem) experience.
• Experience with Guardian OS and/or OSS administration.
• Strong knowledge of Pathway and TMF.
• Experience with SQL/MP and/or SQL/MX.
• Experience with HP NonStop monitoring and diagnostic tools (EMS, MEASURE, PTrace).
• Experience troubleshooting Expand, Spooler, batch-processing and related NonStop subsystems.
• Experience supporting 24x7 production environments and critical incidents.
• Understanding of ITIL-based incident, problem, and change management.

Responsibilities

• Provide L2/L3 production and infrastructure support for HP NonStop systems in a 24x7 environment.
• Install, configure, administer, maintain, patch, and upgrade Guardian and OSS environments and components.
• Monitor health, performance, capacity, and availability using EMS, MEASURE, and PTrace.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infra and production issues involving Pathway, TMF, Expand, SQL/MP, SQL/MX, Spooler, and batch-processing.
• Perform root cause analysis for production incidents and implement corrective measures.
• Support availability, fault tolerance, stability, and disaster resilience across multiple data centers.
• Collaborate with application teams on performance tuning and capacity considerations.
• Plan and execute system changes, patches, and deployments per ITIL/CAB processes.
• Develop automation for recurring tasks using TACL scripting, NetBatch, NSScheduler, or JAMS.

Skills

HP NonStop (Tandem)

Guardian OS

Pathway

TMF

SQL/MP

SQL/MX

EMS

MEASURE

PTrace

High availability

Incident RCA

Tools

TACL scripting

NetBatch

NSScheduler

JAMS

Job description

Job Title: HP NonStop Infrastructure Engineer

Job Location: Remote, USA.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced HP NonStop Infrastructure Engineer to provide L2/L3 infrastructure and production support for mission-critical HP NonStop (Tandem) environments. The role requires strong hands-on expertise with HP NonStop, Guardian OS/OSS, Pathway, TMF, SQL/MP or SQL/MX, EMS, MEASURE, and PTrace.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting highly available 24x7 production environments, troubleshooting complex platform issues, performing system administration and upgrades, conducting root cause analysis, and automating operational activities.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $99,000 to $115,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

In this role, you will

• Provide L2/L3 production and infrastructure support for HP NonStop (Tandem) systems operating in a 24x7 mission-critical environment.
• Install, configure, administer, maintain, patch, and upgrade HP NonStop Guardian and OSS operating environments and associated system components.
• Monitor system health, performance, capacity, and availability using tools such as EMS, MEASURE, and PTrace.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and production issues involving Pathway, TMF, Expand, SQL/MP, SQL/MX, Spooler, and batch-processing environments.
• Perform detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production incidents and implement appropriate corrective and preventive measures.
• Support the availability, fault tolerance, stability, and disaster resilience of HP NonStop platforms across multiple data centers.
• Partner with application teams on performance tuning, resource optimization, capacity considerations, and platform-specific troubleshooting.
• Plan and execute system changes, upgrades, patches, and deployments in accordance with established ITIL and CAB change-management processes.
• Develop and maintain automation for recurring operational and administrative activities using TACL scripting, NetBatch, NSScheduler, and/or JAMS.
• Participate in incident resolution, release activities, system upgrades, and project implementations in collaboration with network, database, infrastructure, and application development teams.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, including operational procedures, runbooks, configuration baselines, troubleshooting guides, and system documentation.
• Serve as an HP NonStop Subject Matter Expert (SME) during critical production incidents and complex technical troubleshooting.
• Participate in on-call support and assist with restoring services during high-priority production incidents.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational stability, automation, system performance, and infrastructure support processes.

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills)

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with HP NonStop (Tandem) systems.
• 5+ years of experience with Guardian OS and/or OSS administration and support.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Pathway and TMF.
• Strong experience with SQL/MP and/or SQL/MX.
• Experience with HP NonStop monitoring and diagnostic tools, including EMS, MEASURE, and PTrace.
• Experience troubleshooting Expand, Spooler, batch-processing, and related NonStop subsystems.
• Experience supporting 24x7 production environments and handling critical production incidents.
• Strong understanding of high availability, fault-tolerant infrastructure, capacity management, and disaster resilience.
• Experience performing incident troubleshooting, problem management, and RCA.
• Experience with automation or scripting using TACL, with exposure to NetBatch, NSScheduler, and/or JAMS.
• Understanding of ITIL-based incident, problem, and change management, including CAB-controlled production changes.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting large-scale, business-critical HP NonStop environments.
• Experience supporting infrastructure distributed across multiple data centers.
• Strong experience with production performance analysis and capacity optimization.
• Ability to operate effectively during critical incidents and coordinate troubleshooting across multiple technical teams.
• Experience creating automation to reduce repetitive administrative and operational activities.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Work model:

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote role in the USA.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.