HP Non-Stop Administrator

Overview

On Site
$60 - $70
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)

Skills

FUP
SCF
TACL
Enscribe file structures
system configurations
and file access controls
HPE Nonstop technical certification

Job Details

Position: HP Non-Stop Administrator

Department: Information Technology

Reports to Title: Director, Train Control

Location : 30th street Philadelphia, 8th floor (hybrid)

Note - Locals highly preferred

Purpose The Senior HP Non-Stop Administrator plays a critical role in ensuring the stability, performance, and continuous availability of multiple HPE Non-Stop systems and associated train control applications. This position is essential to maintaining 24/7 operational support for mission-critical dispatching systems, as defined by Amtrak s Transportation and DT departments, and in strict alignment with established Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

This role directly supports the safe, efficient, and timely movement of trains across Amtrak s network. The administrator s expertise is vital to sustaining the high-availability infrastructure required for real-time train dispatching and operational continuity.

Essential Functions

The Senior HP Non-Stop Administrator will:

  • Manage and maintain HPE Non-Stop (Tandem) systems in production and development environments
  • Monitor system health, availability, and performance to ensure 24/7 uptime for mission-critical applications
  • Perform system startups, shutdowns, cold loads, and recovery procedures
  • Configure and enforce security policies
  • Manage user access, roles, and audit settings in compliance with internal and regulatory standards
  • Monitor for unauthorized access and respond to security incidents
  • Analyze system metrics and proactively tune performance
  • Plan for future growth through capacity forecasting and resource optimization
  • Utilize tools like MEASURE for diagnostics and tuning
  • Implement and maintain backup strategies and disaster recovery procedures
  • Test recovery scenarios to ensure business continuity
  • Support high-availability configurations and fault-tolerant design
  • Apply OS patches, firmware updates, and software upgrades
  • Coordinate change management and release cycles with development and operations teams
  • Work closely with developers, QA, and infrastructure teams to support application deployments and system integration
  • Provide support for escalated incidents (Severity 1, 2) and root cause analysis
  • Participate in on-call rotations and off-hours maintenance windows
  • Maintain detailed system documentation, runbooks, and configuration records

Deliverables

  • 24x7 system availability
  • System monitoring and issue resolution
  • Apply OS patches and security updates regularly
  • Performance monitoring, reporting, analysis and tuning
  • Implementation of Production code releases as well as HPE Upgrades
  • Technical Documentation Deployment and configuration manuals
  • Support for escalated incidents (Severity 1, 2 ) and root cause analysis

Requirements

  • Bachelor s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (required)
  • 7+ years of hands-on development experience on HPE NonStop (Tandem) systems
  • Proficiency with HP NonStop operating environments including Guardian, OSS, and associated utilities (FUP, SCF, TACL)
  • Hands-on experience with TACL scripting for system automation and operational routines
  • Experience applying system patches, firmware updates, and OS-level security hardening
  • Expertise in managing Enscribe file structures, system configurations, and file access controls
  • Strong understanding of Pathway server configuration and administration
  • Familiarity with NetBatch or similar job scheduling and batch control systems
  • Experience with configuration and monitoring of Event Management System (EMS) for transportation-related alerts and diagnostics
  • Experience with network administration including Cluster I/O Module (CLIM) setup, IP configuration, and diagnostics across onboard and control center infrastructure
  • HPE Nonstop technical certification
  • 10 years of hands-on administration experience on HPE NonStop (Tandem) platforms
  • Experience in mission-critical transportation, logistics, or dispatching systems
  • Knowledge of NonStop SQL/MP and SQL/MX for database maintenance, optimization, and reporting
  • Exposure to hybrid integration models (e.g., Non-Stop to REST API architectures, iTPWebServer, NSHTTP)
  • Prior experience working in environments governed by strict SLAs and regulatory standards
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