Nonstop Systems Administrator

About the Role:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced HP NonStop (Tandem) System Administrator to join our IT infrastructure team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing mission-critical HP NonStop systems to ensure high availability, performance, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and support HP NonStop (Tandem) servers in production and development environments.
• Monitor system performance and availability; perform proactive maintenance.
• Apply operating system patches and software updates.
• Handle incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Manage backup and disaster recovery procedures.
• Support application teams with system configurations, performance tuning, and user access.
• Participate in on-call rotation and support off-hours maintenance activities.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience administering HP NonStop (Tandem) systems.
• Strong knowledge of HP NonStop OS, Guardian, OSS, and utilities (e.g., FUP, SCF, TACL).
• Experience with system monitoring tools and job scheduling (e.g., NetBatch, AutoSys).
• Familiarity with security hardening, compliance, and audit procedures on NonStop.
• Strong scripting skills (TACL, SQLCI, Perl, or Shell scripting preferred).
• Solid understanding of networking, storage, and disaster recovery concepts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in industries requiring high availability and fault tolerance (e.g., banking, telecom, retail).
• Knowledge of NonStop SQL/MP or SQL/MX.
• Familiarity with enterprise change management processes (e.g., ITIL).

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible work options (remote/hybrid available)
• Opportunity to work with a seasoned infrastructure team
• Exposure to critical systems that support enterprise-scale applications