Workload Automation Administrator - Control M

TITLE: Workload Automation Administrator (GECS)
LOCATION: Schaumburg, IL hybrid or fully remote in US
Direct Hire

Responsibilities:

• Administer, configure, and maintain batch schedules and calendars within GECS.
• Create, modify, and decommission batch jobs, including setup of job dependencies, triggers, and runtime parameters.
• Manage large, complex job batches including jobs that submit additional batch groups (e.g., using GECSBATS utilities).
• Ensure proper sequencing and maximize throughput according to operational standards and SLAs.
• Work with Release Management to roll out new jobs and update existing jobs as needed throughout weekly deployment cycles.
• Monitor batch job execution and proactively identify failures or performance anomalies.
• Investigate job failures and implement corrective actions or escalate as required.
• Configure GECS event notifications and ensure integration with external monitoring/reporting systems as needed (e.g., job event file outputs).
• Maintain documentation of incidents, resolutions, and recurring corrective actions.
• Generate daily/weekly/monthly operational reports on job performance, failures, runtime trends, and SLA adherence.
• Use GECS job event logs and exported event files to support operational reviews and audits.
• Support audit and compliance functions requiring documentation of scheduling activity, job status, and historical execution logs (SOX/PCI relevant).
• Participate in disaster recovery testing related to batch job restore procedures.
• Ensure job scheduling practices support processing continuity across shift changes.
• Maintain and update operational documentation related to batch scheduling and GECS configuration.
• Work with infrastructure, application, release management, and support teams to coordinate new job setups and system changes.
• Provide 24x7 support for critical batch job issues as part of an on-call rotation.
• Apply ITIL Principles and best practices, including incident, problem, change, availability, and configuration management.
• Participate in troubleshooting and resolution of Priority 1 incidents in a 24x7 environment, including major incident management calls.
• Document standards, procedures, technical guides, and knowledge articles to support operational consistency.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• This position will provide leadership and instruction to a team of onshore and offshore computer operators in a matrix managed organization.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of GECS workload automation tools or similar

• Relevant technical certifications preferred.
• 2–3 years of related experience supporting batch job management using GECS or comparable like Control M, IBM Workload Automation, Tidal Workload Automation, JAMS, Stonebranch, RunMyJobs, ActiveBatch Workload Automation, etc.
• Experience using and/or integrating with BMC Helix highly desired.

The compensation range for this position is $80,000.00 to $87,500.00 + bonus (dependent on factors including but not limited to client requirements, experience, statutory considerations, and location). Benefits available to full-time employees: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k and commuter benefits.

Synergis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

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