Bahrain Full Time Experienced Bank ABC seeks to recruit a System Administrator and Automation Specialist in the Group Information Technology Department based in our Head Office in Bahrain. **Responsibilities of the role:** Reporting to the Automation Lead, the job holder will be responsible for the following: * Manage all IT operations jobs like End of Days, Start of Days, File transfers etc. Via Control\-M. * Control\-M application software Installation, Configuration, Deployment and upgrades.. * Advise on improving the way of working bringing an automation\-based perspective, proactively suggesting areas of improvements. * Ensure all the Control\-M components are always designed and implemented with a High Availability concept and increasing overall process resiliency. * Should be work with Operating System like Solaris, Linux, Aix and Windows. * Scripting in various platforms and languages (powershell, bash etc.) to automate operations within Control\-M jobs * Install and manage Control\-M modules i.e., Control\-M for backups, Control\-M for OS, Control\-M for Database, Control M for applications. * Installing Control\-M Server, EM and Agents (Windows, Unix and Linux) along with monitoring and troubleshooting. * Keep everything documented and all documents constantly up\-to\-date to let team aware of how procedures are running. * Manage the complete Control\-M infrastructure in the Bank like Installation, Upgrade, Configuration of Control\-M Workload Automation tool version 8/9\+/Future versions. * Running all operation tasks on all Banking applications including Development, Test, UAT/SIT \& Production environments. * To the maximum extent automate the above operations and other tasks under Control\-M * Document all tasks configured under Control\-M with contingency plan of running the above Jobs manually in case Control\-M is not available. * Utilize the full functionality available under Control\-M to innovate and make better all the tasks running in GPH. * Configure Reports on Control\-M to report on all operations being performed under Control\-M to higher management * Enhance the reports available in Control\-M or build Custom reports by using 3rd party tools like Crystal Report * Integrate Control\-M with Backup software to make backups part of End of Day Workflow * Be part of operations team for smooth running of operations in GPH * Be part of project team to automate tasks on new products * Support any Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Test activities. * Monitor the alerts and ensure service availability for 24x7 hours. * Co\-ordinate the patch / vulnerabilities management . * Willing to work in shifts (8 hour shifts rotated weekly) **Areas of Knowledge, Qualification and Experience*** 2\-5 years of proven IT Operations related experiences with Unix/Linux \& Windows System Administration experience, 2\+ years programming experience with proficiency in Unix Shell (Korn, C, Bash) scripting * A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent * Solid experience working as a Control\-M Scheduler in a distributed environment of Windows/Linux/Solaris/AIX * Knowledge of crystal report and other tools to generate customized report on end of day and other banking operations from Control\-M * Experience working in financial services, banking or other fast paced 24/7 regulated financial organizations * Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Strong documentation and automation skills * Excellent troubleshooting, root cause analysis and permanent problem resolution skills * Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast\-paced environment * Data Center Operations experience in monitoring, incident handling and escalation for Control\-M jobs * Database knowledge Oracle/SQL, IT Certifications and other certification like ITIL, PMP etc. * Experience on Hybrid Cloud environments and certifications on AWS or Azure.