Systems Engineer

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is seeking a skilled Platform Administrator for the MFT ecosystem. You will ensure day-to-day operations, security, and reliability of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Control Center, Connect:Direct, AWS Transfer Family, and MRAP-based solutions that support secure file transfers across business boundaries.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7+ years of experience with enterprise MFT environments, strong PKI and TLS/SSL expertise, and a proven record of incident

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent work experience in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in enterprise file transfer environments.
• Hands-on engineering with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Sterling Control Center.
• Experience with Connect:Direct, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, AS2, and B2B integrations.

Responsibilities

• Provide L2/L3 support for enterprise MFT platforms and meet SLAs.
• Monitor production file transfers; diagnose failures and drive resolution.
• Administer IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Control Center, Connect:Direct, and AWS Transfer Family.
• Configure secure transfer protocols (SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, AS2, MBI) for encryption in transit.
• Manage daily operations: monitoring, alerts, capacity, patching, health checks.
• Support disaster recovery, resiliency testing, TRR activities, and HA initiatives.
• Handle TLS/SSL, SSH, and PGP certificate lifecycles; maintain security standards.
• Coordinate firewall rules, DMZ deployments, proxies, and partner onboarding.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Cloud, Network, and Application teams; on-call rotations.
• Develop runbooks and knowledge articles; drive automation and self-service improvements.

Skills

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Sterling Control Center

Connect:Direct

AWS Transfer Family

TLS/SSL encryption

SFTP/FTPS/HTTPS/AS2

DMZ architectures

Cloud networking

Incident response

On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Sterling Control Center

Connect:Direct

AWS Transfer Family

MRAP solutions

Job description

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Job Description

The MFT Platform Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operations, support, administration, security, and reliability of the enterprise Managed File Transfer (MFT) ecosystem. This role ensures the availability, performance, and operational stability of critical file transfer platforms including IBM Sterling B2B Integrator (MFT Hub), Sterling Control Center, Sterling Connect:Direct, AWS Transfer Family, and AWS Multi-Region Access Point (MRAP) solutions that support secure business-to-business and internal application file transfers. The role operates within an enterprise MFT environment consisting of Sterling B2B Integrator/MFT Hub, Connect:Direct AWS Gateway, and cloud-based file transfer services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2/Level 3 operational support for enterprise file transfer platforms and ensure adherence to business SLAs.
• Monitor and support production file transfer activities, investigate failures, perform root-cause analysis, and drive problem resolution.
• Administer and support IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Control Center, Connect:Direct, AWS Transfer Family, and related MFT technologies.
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot secure file transfer protocols including Sterling Connect:Direct, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, AS2, and Mailbox Browser Interface (MBI). These protocols are identified as secure transfer methods supporting encryption in transit.
• Perform daily operational activities including monitoring, alert management, capacity management, patching, health checks, and platform maintenance.
• Support disaster recovery exercises, resiliency testing, TRR activities, and high-availability initiatives to ensure business continuity. Platform roadmaps include regular TRR activities and resiliency improvements.
• Manage certificate lifecycle activities including onboarding, deployment, renewal, replacement, revocation, and troubleshooting of TLS/SSL certificates.
• Administer encryption and security technologies including TLS/SSL, SSH keys, PGP encryption, digital certificates, and data-in-transit protection controls. PGP key lifecycle management and secure transfer protocols are part of the platform’s security standards.
• Coordinate firewall requests, network connectivity troubleshooting, DMZ deployments, proxy configurations, and secure partner onboarding activities.
• Support internal application teams and external business partners during onboarding, migration, implementation, and production support activities.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Network Engineering, and Application Support teams to resolve incidents and implement secure solutions.
• Participate in on-call support rotations and provide timely response to critical production incidents.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks, support documentation, monitoring standards, and knowledge articles.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, self-service capabilities, operational efficiency, and reduction of manual support activities. Platform strategy emphasizes automation, self-service, and simplified customer onboarding.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• 5-7 years of relevant work experience required.
• 5-7+ years of experience and proven engineering expertise within subject matter domain.
• Strong experience supporting production-managed file transfer environments.
• Hands-on expertise with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Sterling Control Center administration.
• Experience supporting Connect:Direct, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, AS2, and enterprise B2B integrations.
• Experience with certificate management, PKI infrastructure, TLS/SSL, SSH, and PGP encryption technologies.
• Working knowledge of DMZ architectures, firewall policies, network routing, load balancers, DNS, and secure communication patterns.
• Experience supporting AWS cloud technologies including AWS Transfer Family, S3, and AWS Multi-Region Access Point (MRAP) solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer-focused mindset with strong operational discipline.
• Ability to perform under pressure during production incidents and critical batch processing windows.
• Passion for automation, platform reliability, resiliency, and continuous operational improvement.
• Strong ownership mentality with a focus on platform stability, security, and service excellence.

Visa Sponsorship

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders - clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $114,500 - $157,400 a year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Job Family Group

Technology

Line of Business

TECH Technology

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.