Position Summary: The Sr. Technical Specialist, Platform Services will ensure technology is running as designed to deliver the product to the customer. To identify, log and resolve any issues. Candidate should be mature, self-motivated, extremely well-organized and detail-oriented, able to function under pressure and handle numerous tasks simultaneously. The position would be well suited to a candidate who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is meticulous. This position must be able to take initiative, prioritize with minimal supervision and work independently, as well as part of a team. The Clearing House is looking for applicants in both the Winston-Salem, NC area and the NYC area.

About The Clearing House: The Clearing House (TCH) is a banking association and payments company that is owned by the largest commercial banks in the United States. TCH owns and operates the core payments system infrastructure in the US and is currently working to modernize that infrastructure by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. TCH is the only private-sector ACH and wire operator in the US, clearing and settling nearly $2 trillion in US dollar payments each day, representing half of all commercial ACH and wire volume. TCH has provided critical services to the banking industry since 1853, and today, our core products facilitate services including Direct Deposit of payroll, bill payments, and check image exchange.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or education/training in an IT related field
• 3+ years’ experience with Cisco routers switches and Firewall
  • Experience in analyzing debugging issues as it applies to Cisco switches and routers
• 3+ years’ experience with authoring management packs
• 3+ years’ experience working with Database, MQ, WebSphere
• 3+ years’ experience with Red Hat Linux and AIX Servers in an enterprise environment
• 3+ years of experience in developing and support of distributed financial services transaction processing platforms
  • Experience with payment products, operations, and technology
  • Experience with datacenter and monitoring
• 2+ years using VMWARE 5.X or 6.X
• Experience using various versions of Windows Servers
• Strong hands-on experience with JAVA server-side technology and J2EE App server preferably WebSphere
• Strong working knowledge of UNIX/LINUX commands, shell scripting and database queries (e.g. for troubleshooting as well as data patching)
• Strong knowledge of relational database Microsoft SQL and DB2
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Must be detail oriented and organized in both thought and practice; Good verbal and written communication skills
• Must have a professional demeanor and be able to effectively work with external customers, vendors and staff
• Ability to work under pressure, handle conflicting priorities, set priorities, and handle multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment
• Must be a strong team player

Qualifications desired:

• Experience with Open Banking, digital wallets, emerging payments, mobile payments
• Unisys Mainframe Experience
• CCNA, CCNP, MCSE and ITIL certification
• IMB MQ, Connect Direct, SFTP, FTP experience
• Linux Shell Scripting
• Vendor management experience

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Design and execute diagnostic tests to monitor the health and performance of computer systems and communications equipment
• assist in the in resolution of problems; escalate problems to internal technical groups as appropriate
• Provide support for hardware, software, and technology issues and address and resolve challenges efficiently while adhering to established processes and procedures
• Develops solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
• Provide training for Operations Representatives on the various networks and systems that The Clearing House supports
• Lead the response to major incidents affecting the Clearing house network, coordinating with cross-functional teams to restore service as quickly as possible.
• Proactively contact participants when surveillance systems identify connectivity issues
• Interface with vendors and clients to repair and resolve installation issues
• Support wide-area network services, and other communication lines, for all customer communication links
• Implement changes in our customer-facing environments
• Coordinate and participate in Disaster Recovery exercises
• Prepare Operations for the implementation or decommission of services
• Assist on various team projects to ensure Continual Service Improvements occur within Operation
• Engage with technical teams at our client banks, E-Wallets and payment networks to develop technical solution design for integration projects
• Triage and troubleshoot and resolve escalated production issues on a complex mission critical application
• Perform root cause analysis of issues
• Develop runbooks for recurring issues, system implementation, shutdown and recovery
• Support release implementation, infrastructure upgrades, maintenance and disaster recovery testing
• Support Java, WebSphere & File Transfer applications

Physical demands and work environment: Work is generally sedentary in nature. The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.

Employees in this position will report to the office 3 days per week. Occasional travel may be required. Onsite work requirements may change at any time.

New York Salary Announcement: The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $120,000 - $130,000. Base salary will be determined by the role, experience, skill set and location. For eligible positions, discretionary incentive compensation may be awarded contingent on personal and company performance. Our benefits program includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k plan with company contribution and company match, tuition reimbursement and more.