Lead Systems Operations Engineer – Global Payments (IBM i / iSeries)
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Wells Fargo is hiring a Lead Systems Operations Engineer for its Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology team to ensure the stability, security, and regulatory compliance of mission-critical financial payment platforms running on IBM i (iSeries). This senior-level role involves providing advanced operational support, leading complex incident management, and driving automation improvements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with IBM i systems, including security administration, network configuration, and subsystem management, as well as a strong background in transaction processing and settlement platforms within the financial services industry. Key responsibilities include managing platform security, executing changes according to enterprise standards, and collaborating with various teams to maintain operational excellence. The role requires expertise in tools like Robot Scheduler, MIMIX, IBM MQ, and Aldon/PDM, and familiarity with automation and reliability engineering practices is expected.
Skills
What you'll do
- Provide senior-level operational support for IBM i payment platforms
- Lead diagnostics and root cause analysis for complex production incidents
- Ensure compliance with SLAs, resiliency requirements, and regulatory standards
- Manage platform security, access controls, and digital certificate configurations
- Execute changes, upgrades, and migrations according to enterprise standards
- Drive automation improvements to reduce manual operational effort and risk
- Participate in on-call rotations for disaster recovery preparedness activities
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of experience with IBM i / iSeries operating system
- Deep hands-on expertise in IBM i security administration, including authorization lists and object-level permissions
- Proven track record supporting transaction processing platforms or payment systems like ACH, wires, cards
- Strong incident management and troubleshooting skills for complex production issues
- Experience managing platform changes, upgrades, and migrations according to enterprise standards
Employer
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is one of the largest banks in the United States, providing banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services nationwide. Industry: Banking & Financial Services
Wells Fargo currently has 63 open roles on FindRole.
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