Title: HP Non-Stop Administrator
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Purpose
The Senior Client 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 client 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 client'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 Client 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
• 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 Client NonStop operating environments including Client, 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
Preferred
• 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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