Control-M Application SME
Posted 1 week ago by Infoplus Technologies UK Limited
£500 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Control-M Application SME role is a hands-on position focused on managing and optimizing BMC Control-M workload automation solutions within a global enterprise environment. The role requires expertise in Control-M administration, job scheduling, and incident resolution, with an emphasis on technical discussions during the interview process. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their experience with Control-M upgrades and migrations, as well as their ability to troubleshoot and ensure compliance with audit standards. This position is hybrid, requiring three days per week onsite in Sheffield, UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure, maintain, and optimise Control-M environments (EM, Server, Agents).
- Create, schedule, and monitor batch jobs; troubleshoot failures and ensure SLA compliance.
- Validate upgrade packages and conduct regression testing.
- Coordinate global change implementation following change management processes.
- Provide post-upgrade technical support.
- Handle agent-level issues, restarts, housekeeping, and job failures.
- Support migration from legacy platforms to Control-M and integrate with enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
- Ensure adherence to audit and security standards; produce SOPs and deliver training where required.
Key Skills:
- Strong expertise in BMC Control-M (EM, Server, Agents).
- Proven experience with Control-M upgrades and migrations in large-scale, multi-region environments.
- Hands-on troubleshooting and scheduling experience.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes and structured change management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Exposure to Managed File Transfer, Batch Impact Manager, and Self-Service.
- Scripting experience (Shell, Python, etc.).
- Understanding of cloud-based workload automation.
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Control-M Application SME (Subject Matter Expert) opportunity and clarify the role expectations and interview focus areas.
Role Overview
Position: Control-M Application SME
Location: Sheffield, UK (Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite)
Rate: £500 per day
Type: Individual Contributor role
This position is a hands-on SME role within a global enterprise environment, focused on managing and optimising BMC Control-M workload automation solutions.
Interview Focus Areas
The interview will primarily concentrate on Control-M Administration and Automation , including:
- Deep dive into Control-M Architecture and High Availability (HA) setup
- Core processes and utilities
- Communication channels between Control-M components (EM, Server, Agents)
- Scenario-based discussions ("what-if" situations)
- Scripting and automation capabilities
Candidates should be prepared for a detailed technical discussion reflecting real-world enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Workload Automation Management
- Configure, maintain, and optimise Control-M environments (EM, Server, Agents).
- Job Scheduling & Monitoring
- Create, schedule, and monitor batch jobs; troubleshoot failures and ensure SLA compliance.
- Upgrade Management (Target Version 9.0.22)
- Validate upgrade packages and conduct regression testing
- Coordinate global change implementation following change management processes
- Provide post-upgrade technical support
- Incident & Problem Resolution
- Handle agent-level issues, restarts, housekeeping, and job failures.
- Integration & Migration
- Support migration from legacy platforms to Control-M and integrate with enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
- Compliance & Documentation
- Ensure adherence to audit and security standards; produce SOPs and deliver training where required.
Required Experience & Skills
- Strong expertise in BMC Control-M (EM, Server, Agents)
- Proven experience with Control-M upgrades and migrations in large-scale, multi-region environments
- Hands-on troubleshooting and scheduling experience
- Familiarity with ITIL processes and structured change management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to Managed File Transfer, Batch Impact Manager, and Self-Service
- Scripting experience (Shell, Python, etc.)
- Understanding of cloud-based workload automation
Experience Level
Minimum 8 years in workload automation or batch scheduling
Previous experience as a Control-M SME in global enterprise environments