Senior File Transfer Engineer - Remote/Hybrid

Peraton; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior File Transfer Administrator to support enterprise file transfer operations in a critical financial services environment.

The ideal candidate has about 10 years of relevant experience, hands-on administration of IBM Sterling and Axway platforms, strong Unix/Linux expertise, and advanced troubleshooting skills. You will analyze logs, resolve production issues, and ensure secure, reliable transfers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 8+ years of experience, or an associates degree with 10+ years.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on administration with IBM Sterling Connect.
• Minimum 3 years with IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG).
• Experience administering IBM Sterling SSP and Axway Transfer CFT.
• Advanced Unix/Linux administration (RHEL/AIX).
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis abilities.
• Scripting in Bash or similar; familiarity with IT security basics.
• Experience with secure file transfer protocols and networking concepts.
• Ability to support enterprise production environments and meet SLA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot IBM Sterling Connect, SFG, SSP, and Axway environments.
• Monitor file transfer activities, analyze logs, and resolve failures or connectivity issues.
• Provide Unix/Linux administration and troubleshooting in RHEL and AIX.
• Perform system upgrades, patching, and configuration changes.
• Develop shell scripts and automation to improve efficiency.
• Use Ansible for configuration management and deployment automation.
• Maintain system availability, disaster recovery, and security compliance.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with application, infra, and security teams to support file transfer needs.
• Provide production support including on-call and after-hours maintenance.

Skills

Unix/Linux administration

Shell scripting

Networking concepts

Secure file transfer protocols

Problem solving / troubleshooting

On-call support

Cloud platform familiarity

Containerization basics

Scripting (Bash/KSH)

IT security basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Associates degree in Computer Science or related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

IBM Sterling Connect

IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG)

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP)

Axway SecureTransport/Transfer CFT

Ansible

Git

Splunk

Nagios

ELK

AWS / Azure / GCP

Docker / Kubernetes

Python

Job description

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior File Transfer Administrator to support enterprise file transfer operations in a critical financial services environment.

The ideal candidate has about 10 years of relevant experience, hands-on administration of IBM Sterling and Axway platforms, strong Unix/Linux expertise, and advanced troubleshooting skills. You will analyze logs, resolve production issues, and ensure secure, reliable transfers.