MFT Administrator

Job Title

MFT Administrator

Description

We are seeking an experienced MFT Administrator for a Banking client based in Johannesburg. This role is available on a permanent or contract basis and requires a hybrid working pattern with three days per week onsite. The successful candidate will administer and support enterprise managed file transfer solutions, with a focus on Connect:Direct and IBM Sterling File Gateway. Local candidates only; no third-party sponsorship or company-sponsored visa CVs will be considered.

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Connect:Direct and IBM Sterling File Gateway environments in production.

• Manage SFTP, FTPS and AS2 integrations and oversee certificate lifecycle and PKI activities.

• Provide production support, incident response, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

• Design, implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery configurations.

• Integrate with IBM MQ and IBM Sterling B2B Integrator for end-to-end message and file flows.

• Automate deployments and infrastructure configuration using Ansible and Terraform.

• Integrate MFT services with APIs and collaborate with application and integration teams.

• Manage and tune scheduled jobs using Control-M and support scheduling-related incidents.

• Participate in change management and release activities, including deployment windows.

• Create and maintain operational runbooks, documentation and knowledge transfer materials.

Skills

• Connect:Direct (IBM)

• IBM Sterling File Gateway

• SFTP

• FTPS

• AS2

• Certificate Management

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

• Production Support

• Troubleshooting

• High Availability (HA) & Disaster Recovery (DR)

• IBM MQ

• IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

• API Integration

• Ansible

• Terraform

• Managed File Transfer (MFT)

• Control-M

• Linux/Unix Administration

• Shell Scripting

• Monitoring and Alerting

• Incident Management

• Change Management

• Version Control (Git)

• Networking (TCP/IP)

• Security and Encryption

Desired Experience & Qualification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent practical experience.

• Demonstrable experience administering Connect:Direct and IBM Sterling File Gateway in production environments.

• Strong knowledge of SFTP, FTPS and AS2 protocols and hands-on experience with certificate management and PKI.

• Experience with IBM MQ and IBM Sterling B2B Integrator is preferred.

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform for deployments and configuration management.

• Experience operating enterprise schedulers such as Control-M.

• Proven production support and troubleshooting capabilities, with a focus on stability and incident resolution.

• Ability to work onsite in Johannesburg three days per week.